A combination of established AFL stars and youngsters on the rise headline our predicted 2030 All-Australian team.
The team has been selected based on current output at AFL level, age profile and scope for improvement.
Here's what the All-Australian team could look like in five years...
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Now 25, Crows livewire Izak Rankine has surprisingly never featured in the All-Australian team. Equally effective inside 50 as he is through the midfield, Rankine's speed, creativity and goal sense make him one of the competition's most damaging players. Will likely still be prominent in 2030.
Despite injury troubles in his first few seasons at the highest level, there is little doubt Sam Darcy has the traits to become one of the most destructive key forwards the game has seen. At 208cm, he can mark just about anything with his incredible reach and moves well at ground level.
Oliver Dempsey has quickly developed into one of the competition's most exciting high-half-forwards. An elite runner and incredibly strong overhead, Dempsey's work rate and ability to hit the scoreboard have made him a crucial part of Geelong's lineup. At only 23, Geelong fans would be excited by what he could do in the next five years.
Diminutive Hawthorn forward Nick Watson has already established himself as one of the game's most dangerous small forwards. His forward pressure, goal sense and ability to create opportunities from nothing make him a constant threat, while his energy and competitiveness ensure he is rarely out of the contest.
Riley Thilthorpe continues to emerge as one of the competition's premier key forwards of the next decade after his 2025 All-Australian year. Strong in the air and dangerous at ground level, the Adelaide tall's combination of size, athleticism and finishing ability gives him all the tools to become a dominant focal point in attack.
Explosive, speedy and classy, Kysaiah Pickett is one of the competition's few genuine match-winners. Equally effective forward or pinch-hitting through the midfield, his ability to change games in short bursts ensures he will remain a genuine All-Australian contender for years to come.
