With an average of 10.6 first-time AFL All-Australians being named each year for the past decade, we can expect almost half of this year's side to be made up of fresh faces.
35 of those debutants came in the past three years alone, with a balance of next-generation sensations and long-serving veterans breaking through to earn their maiden blazers.
Adelaide sharpshooter Taylor Walker became the oldest player to win their first All-Australian nod in the AFL era last year, waiting 16 years to land his maiden selection.
The likes of Nick Daicos, Errol Gulden and Caleb Serong secured their first All-Australian jumpers in 2023 while still in the early stages of their respective careers, with a number of emerging stars likely to follow suit in 2024.
The trio of young stars were among the 12 players to earn their All-Australian debuts last year, with a further 15 among the initial squad but didn't make the final cut for their first blazers.
Looking to the season ahead, we look at 40 players who are yet to earn their first All-Australian selection who could be in contention for a blazer in 2024...
3. Rucks
Bulldog Tim English broke through for his maiden All-Australian selection in 2023, with six of the seven prior seasons seeing the ruck spot go to one of Max Gawn, Brodie Grundy or Nic Naitanui.
English was one of three ruckmen to make the squad last year, earning a spot in the final side ahead of St Kilda's Rowan Marshall and Fremantle recruit Luke Jackson.
Those two will again be fighting for a spot in the side against English this season, while Gawn and Grundy are set to be among the leading names as well after going their separate ways over the off-season.
Marshall has gone from strength to strength each season and had a career-best year under Ross Lyon last season in moving to a sole ruck role.
Jackson doesn't have the same benefit, with the premiership ex-Demon set to split his time with Sean Darcy, another All-Australian contender. Darcy earned his sole squad selection in 2021 and will be looking to create a formidable partnership with Jackson as he too is without an All-Australian blazer.
A player whose value is ten-fold compared to this time last year is GWS big man Kieren Briggs, who was a catalyst in the Giants' successes last season. After starting 2023 out of the selection conversation, Briggs cemented his place as Adam Kingsley's go-to ruckman to become arguably the most improved player in the competition.
Should he remain on his current trajectory, Briggs will be in consideration for the All-Australian squad at the very least in 2024.
