Tigers' Jessica Liddiard, Sophie Phillips, Bridget Kellett, Katie Sargent and Lily Macdonald are part of the 27 players in the running for the inaugural AFLSC women's Team of the Year.

Joining the black and gold quintet in the women's extended squad are Kiama's Nellie Hicks, Sharna Dobson, Claire Farquhar, Brianna Dalgleish and Kelsey Wishart, Northern Districts' Olivia Cleal, Kristen Lee, Valentina Siskoska and Ashlee Smith, Wollongong Bulldogs' Romy Bradmore, Kelsey Hogan, Mikayla Sheahan, Natasha Staude, Kathryn Gaskin and Luisa Marzotto and Wollongong Lions' Jordan Van De Voorde, Melissa Beaveridge, Ella Moate, Kayla Milham, Rani Sossai, Jacqueline Wilson and Mikaela Allen.

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While on the men's side of the ledger, Bomaderry's Jack Boxsell has been shortlisted to potentially make his third straight appearance in the AFLSC Team of the Year.

Joining the Tigers skipper in the 31-man extended squad are Figtree's Hamish Macdonald, Ben Ryan, Bartholomew Tuohey, Callum McFadden, Jacob Hennessy, James Stacey, Nicholas Hay and Cameron Daly, Kiama's Benjamin Maddern, Ben Rawson, Jack Mahony, Nick Baggio, Charlie Wood and Benjamin Williams, Norths' Thomas Strong and Brendan Davis, Shellharbour City's Jarod Falconer, Bulldogs' Aaron Jory, Samuel Schiller and Patrick Walker and Lions' David Nolen, Joshua Tier, Ben Green, Chris Cook, William Cook, Samuel Wilson, Toby Bishop, Ramez Dagher, Jake Hogarth and Rohan Watson.

The final Teams of the Year will be announced at this Sunday's AFLSC league presentation night at Kiama's The Pavillion, which will also see the Tunbridge and Maddy Collier Medals awarded.