Fremantle vice-captain Caleb Serong has earned his maiden All-Australian berth after being named on the bench within the 2023 workforce.
Serong, 22, turns into the thirteenth Docker within the membership’s historical past to earn a blazer after an unimaginable season for his facet.
The star midfielder averaged a career-high 30 disposals, eight clearances and 5 inside 50s to be named in the very best 22 workforce for 2023.
Serong stated it was exhausting to wrap his head across the prestigious honour.
“It’s feels pretty crazy to be honest , it’s an amazing feeling but I don’t really know what to say or to think,” he stated.
“The team this year, I’ve played against them, watched and idolised and learnt a lot from them, so it’s pretty cool.”
Fellow Dockers Luke Jackson and Luke Ryan missed out on choice after being named within the preliminary squad.
West Coast weren’t represented with main goalkicker Oscar Allen the one participant from the membership to be nominated within the squad, however he missed the ultimate reduce.
St Kilda dominated the defence with vice-captain Callum Wilkie and Jack Sinclair being named down again, whereas Port Adelaide’s Dan Houston was on the half-back flank.
Hawthorn’s James Sicily turned a first-time All-Australian after being named in a again pocket, whereas Geelong star Tom Stewart earned a outstanding fifth blazer.
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore was named at centre-half-back for the second time and first since 2020.
West Australian-raised Western Bulldog Tim English was named within the ruck, whereas his captain Marcus Bontempelli — who additionally gained the Leigh Matthews Trophy because the AFL Players’ Association MVP — earned his fifth blazer by being named within the centre.
Magpies brothers Nick Daicos (rover) and Josh Daicos (wing) have been additionally named as a part of an unimaginable midfield alongside fellow first-timers in Sydney’s Errol Gulden and Port Adelaide’s Zak Butters.
The ahead line centres round two-time Coleman medallist Charlie Curnow at full ahead with GWS star Toby Greene and Brisbane fan favorite Charlie Cameron.
Power gun Connor Rozee earns his second-straight blazer after being named on the ahead flank, whereas Melbourne celebrity Christian Petracca was on the opposite to be named within the workforce for a fourth-consecutive season.
Remarkably, Adelaide ahead Taylor Walker earned a maiden All-Australian blazer in his sixteenth season.
North Melbourne’s Nick Larkey, Crows captain Jordan Dawson and Essendon gun Zach Merrett joined Serong on the bench.
Greene was named because the captain, with Bontempelli his deputy.
North Melbourne younger gun Harry Sheezel was named Rising Star, with Fremantle ahead Jye Amiss ending in fourth.
2023 ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM
B: James Sicily (Hawthorn) Callum Wilkie (St Kilda) Tom Stewart (Geelong)
HB: Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) Dan Houston (Port Adelaide)
C: Josh Daicos (Collingwood) Marcus Bontempelli – VC (Western Bulldogs) Errol Gulden (Sydney)
HF: Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) Taylor Walker (Adelaide) Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
F: Charlie Cameron (Brisbane) Charlie Curnow (Carlton) Toby Greene – C (GWS)
FOLL: Tim English (Western Bulldogs) Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
I/C: Caleb Serong (Fremantle) Zach Merrett (Essendon) Jordan Dawson (Adelaide) Nick Larkey (North Melbourne).
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
