After making the initial cut, Tongala’s Harley Reid and Shepparton Swans’ Josh Rachele have been named in the final 2025 AFL Players’ Association’s 22Under22 Team of the Year.
The fan-voted team recognises the best players aged under 22 during the home and away season, with Rachele making his third appearance, while 2025 marks Reid’s second selection.
Rachele has enjoyed an impressive campaign, booting 25 majors from 13 games that included a Goal of the Year nomination in round 13.
Meanwhile, midfield bull Reid has continued on from his impressive debut season in 2024, averaging 18.8 disposals, 3.9 clearances and 3.5 tackles for the Eagles in 2025.
And though the Tongala star’s season is over with an ankle injury preventing him from featuring in West Coast’s final outing, hope remains for Rachele.
Adelaide tops the AFL ladder and is expected to go deep into finals, meaning if all goes to plan, the Swans product could be back on the ground in as little as two weeks.
The live wire small forward has not played since round 17 win when he suffered a Posterior Capsular tear along with a bone compression injury, but he returned to running this week on an AlterG treadmill and is no longer required to wear a knee brace.
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