AFL retirements 2022: All the players who will hang up the boots this year

Tom Naghten

Aidan Cellini

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While fans may want them to, footballers can't go on forever.

Whether it's a great of the game coming to the end or an injury forcing a player to finish up before their time, retirements are an inevitable part of footy.

Here's all the players who have called time on their careers in 2022:

Adelaide 

Luke Brown

Age: 29

Games: 189

Goals: 13

Brisbane 

Mitch Robinson

Age: 33

Games: 247 (100 - Carlton, 147 - Brisbane)

Goals: 129

Honours: 2015 Brisbane Best and Fairest, 2x Australian representative (International Rules)

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Collingwood 

Jordan Roughead 

Age: 31

Games: 201 (138 - Western Bulldogs, 63 - Collingwood)

Goals: 35

Honours: 2016 Premiership player (Bulldogs)

Essendon 

Michael Hurley

Age: 32

Games: 193

Goals: 108

Honours: 2x All-Australian (2015, 2017)

Devon Smith

Age: 29

Games: 182 (109 - GWS, 73 - Essendon)

Goals: 146

Honours: 2018 Best and Fairest

Fremantle 

David Mundy

Age: 37

Games: 371*

Goals: 159*

Honours: 2010 Best and Fairest, 2015 All Australian, Fremantle captain 2016, 2x Australian representative (International Rules)

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Geelong 

Joel Selwood

Age: 34

Games: 355

Goals: 175

Honours: Four-time premiership player (2007, 2009, 2011, 2022), Premiership captain (2022), Longest-serving V/AFL captain (245 games), six-time All-Australian (three times as captain) (2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017), three-time Carji Greeves Medal (2010, 2013, 2014), 2007 Rising Star, 2013 AFLPA best captain, four-time AFLPA Robert Rose Award (2009, 2012-2014), 2014 Australian IRS captain.

Luke Dahlhaus

Age: 30

Games: 225 (154 - Western Bulldogs, 71 - Geelong)

Goals: 141 (110 - Western Bulldogs, 31 - Geelong)

Honours: 2016 Premiership player

Shaun Higgins

Age: 34

Games: 260 (129 - Western Bulldogs, 108 - North Melbourne 23 - Geelong)

Goals: 229 (128 - Western Bulldogs, 96 - North Melbourne, 5 - Geelong)

Honours: 2018 All Australian, 2x North Melbourne Best and Fairest (2017, 2018), Australian representative (International Rules)

Gold Coast 

Rory Thompson

Age: 31

Games: 106

Goals: 7

Greater Western Sydney 

Matt De Boer

Age: 32

Games: 223 (138 - Fremantle, 85 - GWS)

Goals: 83

Hawthorn

Ben McEvoy

Age: 33

Games: 250* (91 - St Kilda, 159 - Hawthorn)

Goals: 103*

Honours: 2x Premiership player (2014, 2015), Hawthorn captain 2021-2022

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Melbourne 

Mitch Brown

Age: 32

Games: 79 (15 - Geelong, 55 - Essendon, 9 - Melbourne)

Goals: 74 (9 - Geelong, 59 - Essendon, 6 - Melbourne)

Majak Daw

Age: 31

Games: 54 (54 - North Melbourne)

Goals: 43

North Melbourne 

Tom Lynch

Age: 31

Games: 158 (6 - St Kilda, 152 - Adelaide) 

Goals: 197

Josh Walker

Age: 30

Games: 139 (33 - Geelong, 52 - Brisbane - 54 - North Melbourne)

Goals: 75

Port Adelaide 

Robbie Gray

Age: 34

Games: 270*

Goals: 365*

Honours: 4x All-Australian (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018), 3x Best and Fairest (2014, 2015, 2016), 2014 AFLCA Champion player of the year, 3x Australian representative (International Rules), 5x Showdown Medal (2010, 2015, 2018 x2, 2019)

Steven Motlop

Age: 31

Games: 217 (135 - Geelong, 82 - Port Adelaide)

Goals: 229

Honours: 2x Australian representative (International Rules)

Richmond 

Josh Caddy

Age: 29

Games: 174 (29 - Gold Coast, 71 - Geelong, 79 - Richmond)

Goals: 164

Honours: 2x Premership player (2017, 2019)

Shane Edwards

Age: 33

Games: 301*

Goals: 186*

Honours: 3x Premiership player (2017, 2019, 2020), 2018 All-Australian

#Shane Edwards

Kane Lambert

Age: 30

Games: 135

Goals: 78

Honours: 3x Premiership player (2017, 2019, 2020)

St Kilda 

Dan Hannebery

Age: 31

Games: 225* (208 - Sydney, 17 - St Kilda)

Goals: 100*

Honours: 2012 Premiership player (Sydney), 3x All-Australian (2013, 2015, 2016), 2015 AFLCA Champion Player of the Year, 2010 Rising Star

Paddy Ryder

Age: 34

Games: 281 (170 - Essendon, 73 - Port Adelaide, 38 - St Kilda)

Goals: 197

Honours: 2017 Best and Fairest (Port Adelaide), 2017 All Australian

Jarryn Geary

Age: 34

Games: 207

Goals: 34

Honours: St Kilda captain 2017-2021

Dean Kent

Games: 28

Games: 100 (64 - Melbourne, 36 - St Kilda)

Goals: 91*

Sydney 

Josh P. Kennedy

Age: 34

Games: 290 (13 - Hawthorn, 277 - Sydney)

Goals: 157

Honours: 2012 Premiership player, Sydney captain 2017-2021, 3x All-Australian (2012, 2014, 2016), 3x Best and Fairest (2012, 2015, 2016), Gary Ayres Award (2016)

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Callum Sinclair

Age: 32

Games: 118 (29 - West Coast, 89 - Sydney)

Goals: 63 (18 - West Coast, 45 - Sydney)

Colin O'Riordan

Age: 26

Games: 34

Goals: 1

Lewis Taylor

Age: 27

Games: 124 (112 - Brisbane, 12- Sydney)

Goals: 94

Honours: 2014 Rising Star

West Coast 

Josh J. Kennedy

Age: 34

Games: 293 (22 - Carlton, 271 - West Coast)

Goals: 723

Honours: 2x Coleman Medal (2015, 2016), 3x All Australian (2015-2017), 2018 Premiership player, West Coast all-time leading goalkicker

Jack Redden

Age: 31

Games: 263 (129 at Brisbane)

Goals: 80

Honours: 2018 Premiership player

Western Bulldogs 

Stefan Martin

Age: 35

Games: 202 (57 - Melbourne, 133 - Brisbane, 12 - Western Bulldogs)

Goals: 47

Honours: 2015 Merrett-Murray Medalist

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.

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.