Eddie Betts, Patrick Dangerfield, Nat Fyfe and Jack Riewoldt have picked their teams for AFLX 2019. Check out the full result below, including which players from your club were snapped up.
Taking place in a studio, the four captains in Nat Fyfe selected twelve players each, and the picks were varied across the board.
The first picks were an intriguing mix, with Brad Hill (Deadly’s), Tom Hawkins (Bolts), Scott Pendlebury (Flyers) and Lachie Whitfield (Rampage) the first four names read out.
Betts’ team of all-indigenous players also included Geelong’s Tim Kelly, Melbourne’s Steven May, Hawthorn’s Chad Wingard and Eagles young-gun Willie Rioli among others.
Superstars Andrew Gaff and Robbie Gray were among those joining the Bolts, along with young talent Andrew McGrath and Jaidyn Stephenson.
Fyfe poached defenders Alex Rance and Aliir Aliir along with talent Isaac Heeney, Jeremy Cameron and Stephen Coniglio.
Rampage’s notable picks included Dayne Zorko, Hawks pair Isaac Smith and Luke Bruest, along with Rory Sloane and Easton Wood.
Lachie Neale and Buddy Franklin were among the superstars missing out on selection.
The actual AFLX tournament, where we’ll see these teams in action, is two weeks away. That’ll be held on Friday, February 22nd at Marvel Stadium.
Adelaide Crows – Eddie Betts, Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Rory Laird, Rory Sloane (4).
Brisbane Lions – Luke Hodge, Daniel Rich, Dayne Zorko (3).
Carlton Blues – Patrick Cripps, Zac Fisher (2).
Collingwood Magpies – Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom, Jaidyn Stephenson, Travis Varcoe (4).
Essendon Bombers – Michael Hurley, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Andrew McGrath, Dylan Shiel (4).
Fremantle Dockers – Nat Fyfe, Joel Hamling, Brad Hill (3).
Geelong Cats – Mark Blicavs, Patrick Dangerfield, Tom Hawkins, Tim Kelly (4).
Gold Coast Suns – Jarrod Harbrow (1).
GWS Giants – Jeremy Cameron, Stephen Coniglio, Phil Davis, Lachie Whitfield (4).
Hawthorn Hawks – Luke Breust, Shaun Burgoyne, Isaac Smith, Chad Wingard (4).
Melbourne Demons – Steven May, Tom McDonald (2).
North Melbourne Kangaroos – Shaun Higgins, Robbie Tarrant (2).
Port Adelaide Power – Travis Boak, Robbie Gray, Sam Powell-Pepper (3).
Richmond Tigers – Jack Higgins, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt (3).
St Kilda Saints – Jack Billings, Tim Membrey, Jack Steele (3).
Sydney Swans – Aliir Aliir, Isaac Heeney, Luke Parker, Josh P Kennedy (4).
West Coast Eagles – Andrew Gaff, Lewis Jetta, Willie Rioli (3).
Western Bulldogs – Marcus Bontempelli, Lachie Hunter, Easton Wood (3).
Deadly
Eddie Betts (c), Shaun Burgoyne (vc), Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Joel Hamling, Jarrod Harbrow, Brad Hill, Lewis Jetta, Tim Kelly, Steven May, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Sam Powell-Pepper, Willie Rioli, Travis Varcoe, Chad Wingard.
Bolts
Patrick Dangerfield (c), Luke Hodge (vc), Jack Billings, Mark Blicavs, Andrew Gaff, Robbie Gray, Tom Hawkins, Andrew McGrath, Luke Parker, Daniel Rich, Steele Sidebottom, Jack Steele, Jaidyn Stephenson, Robbie Tarrant.
Flyers
Nat Fyfe (c), Marcus Bontempelli (vc), Aliir Aliir, Travis Boak, Jeremy Cameron, Stephen Coniglio, Isaac Heeney, Jack Higgins, Lachie Hunter, Michael Hurley, Josh P Kennedy, Rory Laird, Scott Pendlebury, Alex Rance.
Rampage
Jack Riewoldt (c), Patrick Cripps (vc), Luke Breust, Phil Davis, Zac Fisher, Shaun Higgins, Tom McDonald, Tim Membrey, Rory Sloane, Dylan Shiel, Isaac Smith, Lachie Whitfield, Easton Wood, Dayne Zorko.
| Pick | AFLX team | Player | AFL club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deadly | Brad Hill | Fremantle Dockers |
| 2 | Bolts | Tom Hawkins | Geelong Cats |
| 3 | Flyers | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood Magpies |
| 4 | Rampage | Lachie Whitfield | GWS Giants |
| 5 | Rampage | Rory Sloane | Adelaide Crows |
| 6 | Flyers | Alex Rance | Richmond Tigers |
| 7 | Bolts | Steele Sidebottom | Collingwood Magpies |
| 8 | Deadly | Jarrod Harbrow | Gold Coast Suns |
| 9 | Deadly | Tim Kelly | Geelong Cats |
| 10 | Bolts | Mark Blicavs | Geelong Cats |
| 11 | Flyers | Jeremy Cameron | GWS Giants |
| 12 | Rampage | Phil Davis | GWS Giants |
| 13 | Rampage | Dayne Zorko | Brisbane Lions |
| 14 | Flyers | Isaac Heeney | Sydney Swans |
| 15 | Bolts | Robbie Gray | Port Adelaide Power |
| 16 | Deadly | Chad Wingard | Hawthorn Hawks |
| 17 | Deadly | Travis Varcoe | Collingwood Magpies |
| 18 | Bolts | Andrew Gaff | West Coast Eagles |
| 19 | Flyers | Stephen Coniglio | GWS Giants |
| 20 | Rampage | Isaac Smith | Hawthorn Hawks |
| 21 | Rampage | Luke Breust | Hawthorn Hawks |
| 22 | Flyers | Rory Laird | Adelaide Crows |
| 23 | Bolts | Luke Parker | Sydney Swans |
| 24 | Deadly | Steven May | Melbourne Demons |
| 25 | Deadly | Lewis Jetta | West Coast Eagles |
| 26 | Bolts | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood Magpies |
| 27 | Flyers | Travis Boak | Port Adelaide Power |
| 28 | Rampage | Easton Wood | Western Bulldogs |
| 29 | Rampage | Tom McDonald | Melbourne Demons |
| 30 | Flyers | Lachie Hunter* | Western Bulldogs |
| 31 | Bolts | Andrew McGrath | Essendon Bombers |
| 32 | Deadly | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | Essendon Bombers |
| 33 | Deadly | Joel Hamling | Fremantle Dockers |
| 34 | Bolts | Jack Billings | St Kilda Saints |
| 35 | Flyers | Aliir Aliir | Sydney Swans |
| 36 | Rampage | Dylan Shiel* | Essendon Bombers |
| 37 | Rampage | Shaun Higgins | North Melbourne Kangaroos |
| 38 | Flyers | Michael Hurley | Essendon Bombers |
| 39 | Bolts | Daniel Rich* | Brisbane Lions |
| 40 | Deadly | Willie Rioli | West Coast Eagles |
| 41 | Deadly | Sam Powell-Pepper | Port Adelaide Power |
| 42 | Bolts | Robbie Tarrant | North Melbourne Kangaroos |
| 43 | Flyers | Josh P Kennedy | Sydney Swans |
| 44 | Rampage | Tim Membrey | St Kilda Saints |
| 45 | Rampage | Zac Fisher | Carlton Blues |
| 46 | Flyers | Jack Higgins | Richmond Tigers |
| 47 | Bolts | Jack Steele | St Kilda Saints |
| 48 | Deadly | Cam Ellis-Yolmen | Adelaide Crows |
*player acquired via steal card.
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Is it charity ? Herald Sun reported players were being payed.....I still do not think any player suspended especially vicious attacks like Gaff's should being playing JLT games or any inter club games either. Just my opinion.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Surely we all agree this is just a bit of charity fun. It is not proper football. Gaff has been suspended from proper football only. He has not been suspended from living. Making a positive contribution to charity has got to be a good thing.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
I'm with you, Jonboy. I don't agree with his addition in ALFX, but the men in suits have okayed it, so we've gotta accept it!
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
I do not think it is fair that Gaff is on parole and earning money playing in this silly format, when his victim has up to 3 years of further surgery to 4 dead teeth.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
All of them. More so the kids like Sturt, Valente and Carter then, less so, the mature age kids like Bewley, Watson and Shultz. I'm also hanging out to watch last year's injured kids, North, Dixon and Switkowski a lot more. Of the others, the two players that I expect will really have an influence are Bennell and Logue. Happy to wait for the proper pre-season games for them
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Who are the new kids you want to see play Don ? - I with agree with Macca, Micky Mouse games. - The attendance figures will i am sure indicate the interest. - Is entry Free ?
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Handy point Brian, but are they going to Tassie and is it fair when Freo go to Tassie regularly and most Vic clubs Never go there ?
Brian
Guest
Well I have to say certain Freo supporters jump up and down everytime they have to travel to Tasmania, but Fyfe having extra travelling for this is ok?
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Ha, precisely. If there's one good thing that emerges from this, maybe Coniglio will get along super well with Fyfe and then in October he'll remember this....
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
And that's a bad thing, why?
Macca
Roar Rookie
"pretty harmless, low-impact" The whole point is that is may not actually be harmless or low impact, the only certainty is that it is pointless.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Yep...and I am as eclectic as they come so it is a wide net. I get that you hate footy...all footy. They won't be caring about you, anon. But then, you have no clue what you like. You only know what you don't like...everything.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Of course, if Tom Hawkins could ever catch Zac Fisher to ‘run through’ him, I’d say Zac was going to have a bad year anyway.
Maximus Insight
Guest
Well said Hooked It is that easy. People getting worked up about it need to cultivate some introspection. It is some deep, weird stuff they are projecting on a pretty harmless, low-impact one-night competition
anon
Roar Pro
I’ll be w watching. I just want footy…any footy. You seem to be the demographic they are aiming at...
anon
Roar Pro
He's from Africa only Aborigines are allowed in Betts team
anon
Roar Pro
Fascinating stuff...
Macca
Roar Rookie
Dalgety - Necessary- adjective 1.needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential. Can you give me one reason why AFL X is necessary? And the reason why I am not going to change is because your argument is rubbish.
Dalgety Carrington
Roar Guru
I’m not kidding myself that there’s going to be any skerrick of change in where your heels are dug in Macca. – AFLX is going to happen whether you like it or not. I feel no need to justify it one bit. How you view it is up to you and your comfort levels. – The necessary/unnecessary categorisation on this is all subjective interpretation though so do whatever you and your heartburn levels like with that.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Slane, yes our hammy issues did happen at training but that is not the point. Sam Docherty did his knee at training. Training is a part of footy. It is necessary and part of what players sign on to do. Even in suburban leagues with players getting $80 a game there are contract clauses for not missing too many training sessions. It is frowned upon for players to take unnecessary risks outside of training such as rock climbing or any unsupervised martial arts, etc. AFLX is unnecessary. The brand doesn't need it and in fact it may well damage the brand.