The Gold Coast SUNS had three players named in the 2015 22Under22 team unveiled at the AFL Players’ MVP Awards in Melbourne on Tuesday night.

Club Champion Tom Lynch, Runner up, Kade Kolodjashnij and NAB AFL Rising Star nominee Adam Saad were all selected in the team.

Western Bulldogs star Jake Stringer was announced skipper with Sydney Swans’ tough nut Luke Parker named vice-captain.

The all-star line-up was made up of players from 12 of the 18 AFL clubs. Greater Western Sydney was best represented, with four Giants – Adam Treloar, Dylan Shiel, Jeremy Cameron and Devon Smith – selected in the final 22.

Joining the GC SUNS with three playrs selected was Port Adelaide, with Jack Hombsch, Ollie Wines and Chad Wingard getting the nod.

Wingard and Richmond’s Brandon Ellis became the only players to have gained selection in every 22Under22 team since the award’s inception, after being picked for a third consecutive year.

Thirteen players were named in the 22Under22 team for the first time, while seven were selected for a second time.

For the third season, aflplayers.com.au called on footy fans to decide the final team by selecting their best 22Under22 via the AFL Players’ Facebook page, after the AFL Players’ Board – led by AFL Players’ President Matthew Pavlich – selected the initial squad of 47.

More than 5000 footy fans from across Australia teams submitted their teams via the AFL Players’ Facebook page, with many of the game’s highest profile players picking their own teams and getting involved in the banter on social media.