2017 All-Australian team
The 2017 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2017 season. It was announced on 30 August as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection process
The selection panel for the 2017 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Andrew Dillon, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Chris Johnson, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.[1]
Team
Adelaide, Essendon and West Coast each had the most selections with three. Richmond defender Alex Rance was announced as the All-Australian captain, with West Coast forward Josh Kennedy announced as vice-captain. The team saw twelve players selected in an All-Australian team for the first time in their careers, with twelve clubs represented.[1]
| 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.[2]
- 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: N/A
- Geelong: Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood
- Gold Coast: N/A
- 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
- "2017 Virgin Australia AFL All Australian Team Named". afl.com.au. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Schmook, Nathan (28 August 2017). "Crows dominate 2017 All Australian squad". afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2017.