2015 All-Australian team
The 2015 All-Australian team will represent the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players in the 2015 season. It will be announced in 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 will consist of 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 will be announced on 22 September 2015.
| B: | Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) | Alex Rance (Richmond) | Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney) |
| HB: | Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs) | Michael Hurley (Essendon) | Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) |
| 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) | Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs) |
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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 it entered the AFL in 2011, Gold Coast did not have a player selected in the squad, while Geelong did not have a player nominated for the first time since 2006.[2][3]
- 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.
- ^ "Where did it go wrong for the Queensland AFL sides in 2015?". The Roar. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Peter (8 September 2015). "All Australian squad of 40 named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 8 September 2015.