Ash Bolt
Two of Geelong brightest young stars have been recognised for their strong 2022 seasons with selection in the AFL Players’ Association 22Under22 team.
Georgie Prespakis and Becky Webster were both voted in by fans, after four Cats made the initial squad of 40.
Prespakis was named in the centreline, while Webster was named on a half-back flank.
Prespakis impressed in her first year for Geelong, playing all 10 games over the course of the season.
The number one pick in the draft averaged 13.3 disposals and 6.8 tackles and earned a NAB Rising Star nomination in round one against North Melbourne.
She finished fourth in the Rising Star voting.
For Webster, her selection means she becomes the first Cat to be picked for the team twice.
The on-baller built on her breakthrough 2021 season with career-high averages of 16.8 disposals and 6.3 tackles per game.
Webster was a standout in the Cats’ round five win over the Eagles, when she had a career-high 504 metres gained, as well as laying 11 tackles.
Cats vice-captain Nina Morrison and boom recruit Chloe Scheer were also named in the initial 22Under22 squad of 40.
The final team, decided by a fan vote, features players from 12 teams, with Brisbane and Gold Coast having the most representatives with three apiece.
For a player to qualify for the 22Under22 squad, they must be 22 or under for the entirety of the AFLW season and have played at least 50 per cent of matches across the season.
