The ruck position was the hardest to fill. Given young ruckmen take time to develop, there was a lack of clear-cut choices.
Young Pie Jarrod Witts eventually earned his place over West Coast's Scott Lycett and Geelong's Mark Blicavs. That Lycett only played 12 games hurt his chances, while it was deemed Blicavs did not spend enough time in the ruck.
The forward line candidates were particularly strong and Jake Carlisle, Ollie Wines and Jamie Elliott can count themselves unlucky to not make the final team.
The backline is stacked with stoppers and creators and the selectors decided to choose Fremantle's Cameron Sutcliffe to fill the lock-down small defender spot.
Fyfe, Tom Liberatore and David Swallow have been given the responsibility to lead the midfield.
With teams increasingly looking for a 10-man midfield rotation, the interchange bench is also filled with a number of on-ball options.
Of those, Dom Tyson and Lachie Neale were extremely stiff to miss the final cut.
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