With the 40-player squad for this year's 22under22 side revealed this week, Zero Hanger has had a crack at reducing the long list of young stars to a 22-man team.

Selecting six backs, six midfielders, one ruck, six forwards and a four-man interchange was no easy task, with many emerging guns missing the final cut.

The selected side was selected in a bid to find balance across the 22, while the interchange looked to cover at least one of each position.

Here is our 22under22 team for 2024...