AFL 2023: Every team's predicted 23 for round one

Aidan Cellini

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The AFL's pre-season is officially over as the two weeks of practices matches have come to an end.

Acting as an audition for the 2023 campaign, we got to have a fair look at all 18 clubs and what's changed over the summer months.

In short, there were some new faces, new hairdos and new game plans.

With the 2022 season is well and truly in the rearview mirror, all our focus turns to round one, beginning March 16 with the traditional Thursday night blockbuster between Richmond and Carlton.

Collingwood and Geelong do battle on the Friday night in a Qualifying Final replay while the 2021 Grand Final do-over between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs will also take place in the opening weekend.

Port Adelaide host Brisbane, Sydney fly north to the Gold Coast and an old rivalry is set for Sunday as Essendon and Hawthorn challenge each other for premiership points.

Ross Lyon is coaching against his old side - Fremantle - with his new-old team, St Kilda.

North Melbourne get their campaign underway against West Coast while Adelaide will play guest at GWS' home ground.

The Sporting News predicts how all 18 sides will look in round one:

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TEAMS: Adelaide | Brisbane | Carlton | Collingwood | Essendon | Fremantle | Geelong | Gold Coast | GWS | Hawthorn | Melbourne | North Melbourne | Port Adelaide | Richmond | St Kilda | Sydney | West Coast | Western Bulldogs

(KEY: Bold = New player)

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Adelaide

Adelaide's predicted 23 vs GWS

Full Back Tom Doedee Jordon Butts Brodie Smith
Half Back Jordan Dawson (c) Nick Murray Wayne Milera
Centre Rory Sloane Sam Berry Ben Keays
Half Forward Josh Rachele Elliot Himmelberg Luke Pedlar
Full Forward Shane McAdam Taylor Walker Darcy Fogarty
Followers Riley O'Brien Rory Laird Izak Rankine
Interchange Tyler Brown Will Hamill Mitch Hinge
  Jake Soligo    
Substitute Max Michalanney    

Brisbane

Brisbane's predicted 23 vs Port Adelaide

Full Back Daniel Rich Harris Andrews (c) Keidean Coleman
Half Back Conor McKenna Brandon Starcevich Cam Rayner
Centre Dayne Zorko Lachie Neale (c) Hugh McCluggage
Half Forward Zac Bailey Eric Hipwood Jack Gunston
Full Forward Lincoln McCarthy Joe Daniher Charlie Cameron
Followers Oscar McInerney Josh Dunkley Will Ashcroft
Interchange Jack Payne Jarrod Berry Jaxon Prior
  Deven Robertson    
Substitute Darcy Wilmot    

Carlton

Carlton's predicted 23 vs Richmond

Full Back Adam Saad Jacob Weitering Nic Newman
Half Back Mitch McGovern Lewis Young Lachie Plowman
Centre Ollie Hollands Patrick Cripps (c) Blake Acres
Half Forward Zac Fisher Charlie Curnow Jack Silvagni
Full Forward Corey Durdin Harry McKay Jesse Motlop
Followers Marc Pittonet George Hewett Sam Docherty
Interchange Adam Cerra Lachie Cowan Tom De Koning
  Matt Kennedy    
Substitute Lochie O'Brien    

Collingwood

Collingwood's predicted 23 vs Geelong

Full Back Brayden Maynard Billy Frampton Jeremy Howe
Half Back Nick Daicos Darcy Moore (c) Isaac Quaynor
Centre Josh Daicos Jack Crisp Steele Sidebottom
Half Forward Taylor Adams Dan McStay Beau McCreery
Full Forward Jamie Elliot Brody Mihocek Bobby Hill
Followers Mason Cox Jordan De Goey Tom Mitchell
Interchange Darcy Cameron John Noble Scott Pendlebury
  Nathan Murphy    
Substitute Josh Carmichael    

Essendon

Essendon's predicted 23 vs Hawthorn

Full Back Mason Redman Jayden Laverde Jake Kelly
Half Back Andrew McGrath Brandon Zerk-Thatcher Jordan Ridley
Centre Nic Martin Zach Merrett (c) Sam Durham
Half Forward Matt Guelfi Sam Weideman Archie Perkins
Full Forward Harrison Jones Peter Wright Alwyn Davey Jr
Followers Sam Draper Dylan Shiel Will Setterfield
Interchange Jye Caldwell Massimo D'Ambrosio Darcy Parish
  Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti    
Substitute Will Snelling    

Fremantle

Fremantle's predicted 23 vs St Kilda

Full Back Luke Ryan Alex Pearce (c) Heath Chapman
Half Back Jordan Clark Brennan Cox Hayden Young
Centre James Aish Jaeger O'Meara Nathan O'Driscoll
Half Forward Sam Switkowski Nat Fyfe Lachie Shultz
Full Forward Michael Walters Matt Taberner Luke Jackson
Followers Sean Darcy Andrew Brayshaw Caleb Serong
Interchange Will Brodie Brandon Walker Michael Frederick
  Bailey Banfield    
Substitute Liam Henry    

Geelong

Geelong's predicted 23 vs Collingwood

Full Back Mark O'Connor Sam De Koning Jed Bews
Half Back Tom Stewart Esava Ratugolea Zach Guthrie
Centre Isaac Smith Patrick Dangerfield (c) Max Holmes
Half Forward Brad Close Jeremy Cameron Tanner Bruhn
Full Forward Tyson Stengle Gary Rohan Ollie Henry
Followers Rhys Stanley Cameron Guthrie Mark Blicavs
Interchange Tom Atkins Zach Tuohy Jack Bowes
  Gryan Miers    
Substitute Brandon Parfitt    

Gold Coast

Gold Coast's predicted 23 vs Sydney

Full Back Charlie Ballard Sam Collins Jy Farrar
Half Back Charlie Constable Caleb Graham Ben Long
Centre Brandon Ellis Touk Miller (c) Elijah Hollands
Half Forward Nick Holman Levi Casboult Malcolm Rosas
Full Forward Ben Ainsworth Ben King Mabior Chol
Followers Jarrod Witts (c) Noah Anderson Matt Rowell
Interchange David Swallow Sam Flanders Alex Davies
  Tom Berry    
Substitute Jack Lukosius    

GWS

GWS's predicted 23 vs Adelaide

Full Back Isaac Cumming Sam Taylor Connor Idun
Half Back Lachlan Ash Nick Haynes Lachie Whitfield
Centre Josh Kelly Stephen Coniglio Finn Callaghan
Half Forward Toby Greene (c) Jesse Hogan James Peatling
Full Forward Jake Riccardi Harry Himmelberg Daniel Lloyd
Followers Braydon Preuss Tom Green Callan Ward
Interchange Harry Perryman Matt Flynn Jacob Wehr
  Adam Kennedy    
Substitute Xavier O'Halloran    

Hawthorn

Hawthorn's predicted 23 vs Essendon

Full Back Black Hardwick James Sicily (c) Sam Frost
Half Back Changkuoth Jiath James Blanck Jack Scrimshaw
Centre Will Day Josh Ward Karl Amon
Half Forward Dylan Moore Fergus Greene Connor Macdonald
Full Forward Luke Breust Jacob Koschitzke Chad Wingard
Followers Ned Reeves James Worpel Jai Newcombe
Interchange Lloyd Meek Cam Mackenzie Finn Maginness
  Jarman Impey    
Substitute Lachlan Bramble    

Melbourne

Melbourne's predicted 23 vs Western Bulldogs

Full Back Jake Bowey Steven May Harrison Petty
Half Back Angus Brayshaw Jake Lever Trent Rivers
Centre Ed Langdon Clayton Oliver Lachie Hunter
Half Forward James Harmes Tom McDonald Alex Neal-Bullen
Full Forward Max Gawn (c) Ben Brown Bayley Fritsch
Followers Brodie Grundy Christian Petracca Kysaiah Pickett
Interchange Charlie Spargo Tom Sparrow Jack Viney
  James Jordon    
Substitute Kade Chandler    

North Melbourne

North Melbourne's predicted 23 vs West Coast

Full Back Aaron Hall Kallan Dawson Aidan Corr
Half Back Jack Ziebell Griffin Logue Luke McDonald (c)
Centre Bailey Scott Luke Davies-Uniacke Liam Shiels
Half Forward Tom Powell Tristan Xerri Paul Curtis
Full Forward Cam Zurhaar Nick Larkey Harry Sheezel
Followers Todd Goldstein Ben Cunnington Jy Simpkin (c)
Interchange Will Phillips Curtis Taylor Lachie Young
  Flynn Perez    
Substitute Josh Goater    

Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide's predicted 23 vs Brisbane

Full Back Tom Jonas (c) Tom Clurey Darcy Bryne-Jones
Half Back Ryan Burton Aliir Aliir Dan Houston
Centre Travis Boak Connor Rozee Kane Farrell
Half Forward Zak Butters Todd Marshall Sam Powell-Pepper
Full Forward Junior Rioli Charlie Dixon Orazio Fantasia
Followers Scott Lycett Ollie Wines Willem Drew
Interchange Jason Horne-Francis Lachie Jones Mitch Georgiades
  Miles Bergman    
Substitute Riley Bonner    

Richmond

Richmond's predicted 23 vs Carlton

Full Back Dylan Grimes (c) Noah Balta Nick Vlastuin
Half Back Daniel Rioli Ben Miller Nathan Broad
Centre Jayden Short Shai Bolton Kamdyn McIntosh
Half Forward Liam Baker Tom Lynch Trent Cotchin
Full Forward Dustin Martin Jack Riewoldt Maurice Rioli
Followers Toby Nankervis (c) Jacob Hopper Tim Taranto
Interchange Hugo Ralphsmith Noah Cumberland Dion Prestia
  Ivan Soldo    
Substitute Judson Clark    

St Kilda

St Kilda's predicted 23 vs Fremantle

Full Back Callum Wilkie Zaine Cordy Nick Coffield
Half Back Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Dougal Howard Jack Sinclair
Centre Brad Hill Jack Steele (c) Mason Wood
Half Forward Jade Gresham Anthony Caminiti Mattaes Phillipou
Full Forward Mitch Owens Josh Battle Dan Butler
Followers Rowan Marshall Brad Crouch Marcus Windhager
Interchange Tom Campbell Liam Stocker Ben Paton
  Jack Higgins    
Substitute Jack Bytel    

Sydney

Sydney's predicted 23 vs Gold Coast

Full Back Dane Rampe (c) Paddy McCartin Jake Lloyd
Half Back Nick Blakey Tom McCartin Oliver Florent
Centre Justin McInerney Callum Mills (c) Harry Cunningham
Half Forward Isaac Heeney Sam Reid Errol Gulden
Full Forward Will Hayward Lance Franklin Tom Papley
Followers Peter Ladhams Luke Parker (c) Chad Warner
Interchange Dylan Stephens Logan McDonald James Rowbottom
  Braeden Campbell    
Substitute Hayden McLean    

West Coast

West Coast's predicted 23 vs North Melbourne

Full Back Shannon Hurn Tom Barrass Liam Duggan
Half Back Reuben Ginbey Jeremy McGovern Jayden Hunt
Centre Andrew Gaff Luke Shuey (c) Dom Sheed
Half Forward Sam Petrevski-Seton Jake Waterman Jamie Cripps
Full Forward Jamaine Jones Oscar Allen Liam Ryan
Followers Callum Jamieson Elliot Yeo Tim Kelly
Interchange Jai Culley Elijah Hewett Tom Cole
  Xavier O'Neill    
Substitute Jack Petruccelle    

Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs' predicted 23 vs Melbourne

Full Back Liam Jones Josh Bruce Taylor Duryea
Half Back Ed Richards Alex Keath Bailey Dale
Centre Bailey Smith Tom Liberatore Oskar Baker
Half Forward Anthony Scott Rory Lobb Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Full Forward Toby McLean Aaron Naughton Arthur Jones
Followers Tim English Marcus Bontempelli Jack Macrae
Interchange Adam Treloar Sam Darcy Caleb Daniel
  Bailey Williams    
Substitute Hayden Crozier    

Aidan Cellini

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Aidan has surrounded himself with all types of sport, but resonates most with AFL and basketball as he still plays both competitively. He loves being active and enjoys sharing sporting moments with friends and family.

In his spare time, Aidan likes to read biographies as well as keep active and healthy. He's also a big fan of Matthew McConaughey and Marvel movies.