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Revision as of 13:49, 22 September 2015
The 2015 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players in the 2015 season. It was announced on 22 September 2015, as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection panel
The All-Australian selection panel were Gillon McLachlan (chairman), Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Mark Evans, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.[1]
Team
The chosen team was announced on 22 September 2015. Hawthorn, Richmond, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs had the most selections, with three each. Western Bulldogs captain, Robert Murphy, was announced as the All-Australian captain, with West Coast forward, Josh Kennedy, announced as the vice-captain.[2] The team saw eleven players selected in an All-Australian side for the first time in their career.[3]
| B: | Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) | Alex Rance (Richmond) | Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney) |
| HB: | Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs) | Michael Hurley (Essendon) | Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) (Captain) |
| C: | Daniel Hannebery (Sydney) | Matt Priddis (West Coast) | Andrew Gaff (West Coast) |
| HF: | Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) | Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) | Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) |
| F: | Eddie Betts (Adelaide) | Josh J. Kennedy (West Coast) (Vice-captain) | Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs) |
| Foll: | Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) | Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) | Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) |
| Int: | Brett Deledio (Richmond) | Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) | |
| Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) | David Mundy (Fremantle) | | |
| Coach: | |||
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
Initial squad
The initial 40-man squad was announced on 8 September 2015. For the first time since 2006, Geelong did not have a nominated player.[4] In addition, it was the first time since Gold Coast entered the AFL in 2011 where they did not have a player nominated in the initial squad.[citation needed]
- Adelaide: Eddie Betts, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker
- Brisbane Lions: Nil
- Carlton: Nil
- Collingwood: Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan
- Essendon: Michael Hurley
- Fremantle: Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill, Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Lachie Neale
- Geelong: Nil
- Gold Coast: Nil
- Greater Western Sydney: Jeremy Cameron, Heath Shaw
- Hawthorn: Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli
- Melbourne: Nil
- North Melbourne: Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins
- Port Adelaide: Robbie Gray, Chad Wingard
- Richmond: Brett Deledio, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt
- St Kilda: Nil
- Sydney: Daniel Hannebery, Josh P. Kennedy
- West Coast: Andrew Gaff, Josh J. Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Nic Naitanui, Matt Priddis
- Western Bulldogs: Matthew Boyd, Luke Dahlhaus, Robert Murphy, Jake Stringer, Easton Wood
References
- ^ "Tredrea replaces Ricciuto as All Australian selector". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Laughton, Max (22 September 2015). "Western Bulldogs skipper Robert Murphy captains 2015 AFL All-Australian team". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (22 September 2015). "Bulldog Murphy captains All Australian team with 11 first-time players". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (8 September 2015). "All Australian squad of 40 named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 8 September 2015.