2017 All-Australian team
The 2017 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players in the 2017 season. It will be announced on 30 August, as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Team
| B: | Michael Hibberd (Melbourne) | Alex Rance (Richmond) (Captain) | Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) |
| HB: | Rory Laird (Adelaide) | Michael Hurley (Essendon) | Sam Docherty (Carlton) |
| C: | Josh Kelly (Greater Western Sydney) | Dustin Martin (Richmond) | Zach Merrett (Essendon) |
| HF: | Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) | Lance Franklin (Sydney) | Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) |
| F: | Joe Daniher (Essendon) | Josh Kennedy (West Coast) (Vice-captain) | Eddie Betts (Adelaide) |
| Foll: | Paddy Ryder (Port Adelaide) | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) | Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) |
| Int: | Matt Crouch (Adelaide) | Elliot Yeo (West Coast) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) |
| Dylan Shiel (Greater Western Sydney) | | ||
| Coach: | Damien Hardwick (Richmond) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
Initial squad
The preliminary 40-man All-Australian squad was announced on 28 August. Minor premiers Adelaide had the most selections, with eight, while Fremantle and Gold Coast were the only clubs not to have a single player nominated in the squad.[1]
- Adelaide: Eddie Betts, Matt Crouch, Sam Jacobs, Rory Laird, Jake Lever, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker
- Brisbane Lions: Dayne Zorko
- Carlton: Sam Docherty, Matthew Kreuzer
- Collingwood: Jeremy Howe, Adam Treloar
- Essendon: Joe Daniher, Michael Hurley, Zach Merrett
- Fremantle: Nil
- Geelong: Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood
- Gold Coast: Nil
- Greater Western Sydney: Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Josh Kelly, Dylan Shiel
- Hawthorn: Tom Mitchell
- Melbourne: Jeff Garlett, Michael Hibberd, Neville Jetta
- North Melbourne: Ben Brown
- Port Adelaide: Robbie Gray, Tom Jonas, Paddy Ryder
- Richmond: Dustin Martin, Alex Rance
- St Kilda: Dylan Roberton, Sebastian Ross
- Sydney: Lance Franklin, Josh Kennedy
- West Coast: Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo
- Western Bulldogs: Marcus Bontempelli
References
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (28 August 2017). "Crows dominate 2017 All Australian squad". Telstra Media. Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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