The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best performed players during the season, led by that season's premiership coach.
Despite its nature, the All-Australian team is only ceremonial. Though the AFL played an All-Star match in 2020, it was the first in 12 years, and the difference in skill level between the All-Australian team and the nearest international competitor is currently too large for any contest to be competitive.
From 1998 to 2004, the Australian international rules team was mainly composed of All-Australians, and from 2005 to 2013 the team for the annual International Rules Series was selected according to the quite different requirements of International rules football.
This change was reverted ahead of the 2014 series, with only players who have been selected at least once in any All-Australian team being eligible for selection.
The earliest concept considered to be a precursor to the All-Australian team was an annual team selected by Sporting Life magazine between 1947 and 1955. A panel of sportswriters at the magazine selected a full team of eighteen from all ANFC-affiliated competitions. For a time, AFL historians considered these teams to be official All-Australian teams, but no longer recognises them as such.[1]
The first official All-Australian team was selected in 1953, immediately after the Australian Football Carnival, which was held in Adelaide on that occasion. Based solely upon performances at the carnival, the All-Australian team was selected by representatives of the various state teams. This tradition continued at all subsequent interstate carnivals until 1988.
In 1991, following the VFL's conversion to a national competition and its renaming as the Australian Football League (AFL), an annual All-Australian team based on performances during the AFL premiership season was introduced.[2]
Since 1999, the All-Australian coach is the coach of the premiership-winning side that year.
Prior to 2007, only the final selections in the All-Australian team were announced. Since 2007, the All-Australian selection committee has nominated the 40 leading players of the year in their playing positions at the conclusion of the home and away season, before announcing the final 22 at a later date during the All-Australian Presentation Dinner.[3] The current All-Australian selection panel consists of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Steve Hocking, Jude Bolton, Nick Riewoldt, Glen Jakovich, Chris Johnson, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
In addition to the senior All-Australian team, each year an All-Australian is announced based on the AFL National Under 18 Championships and the AFL National Under 16 Championships.
The following lists are for senior teams only.
AFL era: 1991–present
2020
2020 All-Australian team B: | Brad Sheppard (West Coast) | Harris Andrews (Brisbane Lions) | Luke Ryan (Fremantle) |
HB: | Nick Haynes (Greater Western Sydney) | Darcy Moore (Collingwood) | Darcy Byrne-Jones (Port Adelaide) |
C: | Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs) | Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) (vice-captain) | Cameron Guthrie (Geelong) |
HF: | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) (captain) | Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide) | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) |
F: | Liam Ryan (West Coast) | Tom Hawkins (Geelong) | Dustin Martin (Richmond) |
Foll: | Nic Naitanui (West Coast) | Christian Petracca (Melbourne) | Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) |
Int: | Jack Steele (St Kilda) | Taylor Adams (Collingwood) | Caleb Daniel (Western Bulldogs) |
| Max Gawn (Melbourne) | | |
Coach: | Damien Hardwick (Richmond) |
2019
2019 All-Australian team B: | Tom Stewart (Geelong) | Harris Andrews (Brisbane Lions) | Dylan Grimes (Richmond) |
HB: | Bachar Houli (Richmond) | Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) | Shannon Hurn (West Coast) (vice-captain) |
C: | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) | Patrick Cripps (Carlton) | Tim Kelly (Geelong) |
HF: | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) | Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney) | Michael Walters (Fremantle) |
F: | Jack Darling (West Coast) | Tom Hawkins (Geelong) | Charlie Cameron (Brisbane Lions) |
Foll: | Brodie Grundy (Collingwood) | Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) (captain) | Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) |
Int: | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) | Elliot Yeo (West Coast) | Max Gawn (Melbourne) |
| Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs) | | |
Coach: | Damien Hardwick (Richmond) |
2018
2018 All-Australian team B: | Tom Stewart (Geelong) | Alex Rance (Richmond) | Rory Laird (Adelaide) |
HB: | Shannon Hurn (West Coast) | Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) | Lachie Whitfield (Greater Western Sydney) |
C: | Andrew Gaff (West Coast) | Dustin Martin (Richmond) | Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood) |
HF: | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) (vice-captain) | Lance Franklin (Sydney) (captain) | Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) |
F: | Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) | Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) | Luke Breust (Hawthorn) |
Foll: | Max Gawn (Melbourne) | Patrick Cripps (Carlton) | Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) |
Int: | Brodie Grundy (Collingwood) | Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) | Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne) |
| Shane Edwards (Richmond) | | |
Coach: | Adam Simpson (West Coast) |
2017
2017 All-Australian 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) |
2016
2016 All-Australian team B: | Dane Rampe (Sydney) | Alex Rance (Richmond) | Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) |
HB: | Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney) | Daniel Talia (Adelaide) | Corey Enright (Geelong) |
C: | Dan Hannebery (Sydney) | Josh Kennedy (Sydney) | Rory Sloane (Adelaide) (vice-captain) |
HF: | Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney) | Lance Franklin (Sydney) | Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) |
F: | Eddie Betts (Adelaide) | Josh Kennedy (West Coast) | Tom Lynch (Gold Coast) |
Foll: | Max Gawn (Melbourne) | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) (captain) |
Int: | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) | Luke Parker (Sydney) | Dustin Martin (Richmond) |
| Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) | | |
Coach: | Luke Beveridge (Western Bulldogs) |
2015
2015 All-Australian team 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: | Dan 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 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: | Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) |
2014
2014 All-Australian team B: | Cale Hooker (Essendon) | Daniel Talia (Adelaide) | Nick Smith (Sydney) |
HB: | Nick Malceski (Sydney) | Alex Rance (Richmond) | Brodie Smith (Adelaide) |
C: | Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) | Josh Kennedy (Sydney) | Dyson Heppell (Essendon) |
HF: | Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) (vice-captain) | Luke Breust (Hawthorn) |
F: | Hayden Ballantyne (Fremantle) | Lance Franklin (Sydney) | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) |
Foll: | Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) (captain) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) |
Int: | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) | Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) |
| Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions) | | |
Coach: | Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) |
Notes:
- Despite winning the Brownlow Medal, Matt Priddis was not selected in the team, but was selected in the initial squad of 40 like Sam Mitchell and Jack Riewoldt were two years earlier.
2013
2013 All-Australian team [4]B: | Corey Enright (Geelong) | Scott Thompson (North Melbourne) | Michael Johnson (Fremantle) |
HB: | Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) | Harry Taylor (Geelong) | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) |
C: | Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) (captain) | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) |
HF: | Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) | Travis Cloke (Collingwood) | Kieren Jack (Sydney) |
F: | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) | Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney) | Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) |
Foll: | Will Minson (Western Bulldogs) | Dane Swan (Collingwood) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) (vice-captain) |
Int: | Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) | Dan Hannebery (Sydney) | Jobe Watson (Essendon) |
| Andrew Mackie (Geelong) | | |
Coach: | Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) |
2012
2012 All-Australian team [5]B: | Sean Dempster (St Kilda) | Luke McPharlin (Fremantle) | Darren Glass (West Coast) (captain) |
HB: | Beau Waters (West Coast) | Ted Richards (Sydney) | Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) |
C: | Trent Cotchin (Richmond) | Jobe Watson (Essendon) | Dayne Beams (Collingwood) |
HF: | Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) | Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) | Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) |
F: | Stephen Milne (St Kilda) | Tom Hawkins (Geelong) | Dean Cox (West Coast) |
Foll: | Nic Naitanui (West Coast) | Scott Thompson (Adelaide) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) (vice-captain) |
Int: | Brett Deledio (Richmond) | Josh Kennedy (Sydney) | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) |
| Dane Swan (Collingwood) | | |
Coach: | John Longmire (Sydney) |
'Notes:
- Despite being awarded the Brownlow Medal retrospectively alongside Trent Cotchin over four years later in November 2016, Sam Mitchell was not selected in the team, but was selected in the initial squad of 40.
- Despite winning the Coleman Medal, Jack Riewoldt was also not selected in the team, but was selected in the initial squad of 40 as well.
2011
2011 All-Australian team [6]B: | Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) | Darren Glass (West Coast) | Corey Enright (Geelong) |
HB: | Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) | Ben Reid (Collingwood) | Leon Davis (Collingwood) |
C: | Dale Thomas (Collingwood) | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) |
HF: | Marc Murphy (Carlton) | Travis Cloke (Collingwood) | Dane Swan (Collingwood) |
F: | Stephen Milne (St Kilda) | Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) | Adam Goodes (Sydney) |
Foll: | Dean Cox (West Coast) | Chris Judd (Carlton) (vice-captain) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) (captain) |
Int: | Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) | Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) | James Kelly (Geelong) |
| Drew Petrie (North Melbourne) | | |
Coach: | Chris Scott (Geelong) |
2010
2010 All-Australian team [7]B: | James Frawley (Melbourne) | Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs) | Corey Enright (Geelong) |
HB: | Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) | Harry Taylor (Geelong) | Harry O'Brien (Collingwood) |
C: | Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) (captain) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) |
HF: | Alan Didak (Collingwood) | Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) | Paul Chapman (Geelong) |
F: | Barry Hall (Western Bulldogs) | Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) | Mark LeCras (West Coast) |
Foll: | Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) | Dane Swan (Collingwood) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Geelong) (vice-captain) |
Int: | Mark Jamar (Melbourne) | Steve Johnson (Geelong) | Chris Judd (Carlton) |
| Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) | | |
Coach: | Mick Malthouse (Collingwood) |
2009
2009 All-Australian team [8]B: | Corey Enright (Geelong) | Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) | Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs) |
HB: | Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) | Craig Bolton (Sydney) | Nick Maxwell (Collingwood) |
C: | Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) | Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) |
HF: | Paul Chapman (Geelong) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) (captain) | Dane Swan (Collingwood) |
F: | Leon Davis (Collingwood) | Brendan Fevola (Carlton) | Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions) |
Foll: | Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) | Chris Judd (Carlton) (vice-captain) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Geelong) |
Int: | Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) | Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) | Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) |
| Adam Goodes (Sydney) | | |
Coach: | Mark Thompson (Geelong) |
2008
2008 All-Australian team [8]B: | Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) | Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) | Tom Harley (Geelong) (vice-captain) |
HB: | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) | Nathan Bock (Adelaide) | Samuel Fisher (St Kilda) |
C: | Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) | Joel Corey (Geelong) | Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs) |
HF: | Steve Johnson (Geelong) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) | Brent Harvey (North Melbourne) |
F: | Brendan Fevola (Carlton) | Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) | Paul Medhurst (Collingwood) |
Foll: | Dean Cox (West Coast) | Chris Judd (Carlton) (captain) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Geelong) |
Int: | Corey Enright (Geelong) | Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) | Matthew Richardson (Richmond) |
| Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) | | |
Coach: | Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) |
2007
2007 All-Australian team [8]B: | Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) | Darren Glass (West Coast) | Darren Milburn (Geelong) |
HB: | Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) (captain) | Matthew Egan (Geelong) | Campbell Brown (Hawthorn) |
C: | Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) | Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) | Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide) |
HF: | Steve Johnson (Geelong) | Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) (vice-captain) | Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) |
F: | Brad Johnson (Bulldogs) | Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) | Cameron Mooney (Geelong) |
Foll: | Dean Cox (West Coast) | Daniel Kerr (West Coast) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Geelong) |
Int: | Joel Corey (Geelong) | Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) | Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) |
| Cameron Ling (Geelong) | | |
Coach: | Mark Thompson (Geelong) |
Notes:
- For the first occasion, a preliminary squad of 40 was announced.
2006
2006 All-Australian team [8]B: | Nathan Bassett (Adelaide) | Darren Glass (West Coast) | Lindsay Gilbee (Bulldogs) |
HB: | Craig Bolton (Sydney) | Joel Bowden (Richmond) | Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) |
C: | Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) | Scott West (Bulldogs) | Adam Goodes (Sydney) |
HF: | Alan Didak (Collingwood) | Barry Hall (Sydney) (vice-captain) | Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney) |
F: | Brad Johnson (Bulldogs) (captain) | Brendan Fevola (Carlton) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) |
Foll: | Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) | Chris Judd (West Coast) | Ben Cousins (West Coast) |
Int: | Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) | Dean Cox (West Coast) | James McDonald (Melbourne) |
| Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) | | |
Coach: | John Worsfold (West Coast) |
2005
2005 All-Australian team [8]B: | David Wirrpanda (West Coast) | Ben Rutten (Adelaide) | James Clement (Collingwood) |
HB: | Joel Bowden (Richmond) | Trent Croad (Hawthorn) | Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) |
C: | Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) | Scott West (Bulldogs) | Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) |
HF: | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) (captain) | Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) | Shannon Grant (Kangaroos) |
F: | Brad Johnson (Bulldogs) | Barry Hall (Sydney) | Peter Everitt (Hawthorn) |
Foll: | Dean Cox (West Coast) | Luke Ball (St Kilda) | Ben Cousins (West Coast) (vice-captain) |
Int: | Leo Barry (Sydney) | Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) | Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) |
| Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) | | |
Coach: | Paul Roos (Sydney) |
2004
2004 All-Australian team [8]B: | Leo Barry (Sydney) | Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) | Chris Johnson (Brisbane) |
HB: | Austinn Jones (St Kilda) | Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide) | Adam McPhee (Essendon) |
C: | Chris Judd (West Coast) | Simon Black (Brisbane) | Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) |
HF: | Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) | Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) (vice-captain) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) |
F: | Barry Hall (Sydney) | Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda) | Luke Power (Brisbane) |
Foll: | Jeff White (Melbourne) | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) (captain) | Scott West (Bulldogs) |
Int: | James Clement (Collingwood) | Chad Fletcher (West Coast) | Brett Kirk (Sydney) |
| Matthew Lappin (Carlton) | | |
Coach: | Mark Williams (Port Adelaide) |
2003
2003 All-Australian team [8]B: | Gavin Wanganeen (Port Adelaide) | Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) | Joel Smith (Hawthorn) |
HB: | Rohan Smith (Bulldogs) | Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) | Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) |
C: | Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) | Michael Voss (Brisbane) (captain) | Paul Williams (Sydney) |
HF: | Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) | Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) |
F: | Phillip Matera (West Coast) | Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) | Chris Tarrant (Collingwood) |
Foll: | Adam Goodes (Sydney) | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) (vice-captain)[9] | Peter Bell (Fremantle) |
Int: | James Hird (Essendon) | Michael Gardiner (West Coast) | Paul Hasleby (Fremantle) |
| Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | | |
Coach: | Leigh Matthews (Brisbane) |
2002
2002 All-Australian team [8]B: | Chris Johnson (Brisbane) | Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) | Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) |
HB: | Brett Montgomery (Port Adelaide) | Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) | Ben Hart (Adelaide) |
C: | Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) | Simon Black (Brisbane) | Adem Yze (Melbourne) |
HF: | Michael Voss (Brisbane) (captain) | Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) | Brad Johnson (Bulldogs) |
F: | Nathan Brown (Bulldogs) | David Neitz (Melbourne) | Luke Darcy (Bulldogs) |
Foll: | Matthew Primus (Port Adelaide) | Josh Francou (Port Adelaide) | Ben Cousins (West Coast) |
Int: | Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) | Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) |
| Adam Simpson (Kangaroos) | | |
Coach: | Leigh Matthews (Brisbane) |
2001
2001 All-Australian team [8]B: | Gavin Wanganeen (Port Adelaide) | Jonathan Hay (Hawthorn) | Darren Gaspar (Richmond) |
HB: | Joel Smith (Hawthorn) | Sean Wellman (Essendon) | Andrew McKay (Carlton) |
C: | Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) | Brett Ratten (Carlton) | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) |
HF: | Michael Voss (Brisbane) | Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) | James Hird (Essendon) (captain) |
F: | Brad Ottens (Richmond) | Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) | Ben Cousins (West Coast) |
Foll: | Matthew Primus (Port Adelaide) | Simon Black (Brisbane) | Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) |
Int: | Nathan Brown (Bulldogs) | Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) | Jason Johnson (Essendon) |
| Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) | | |
Coach: | Leigh Matthews (Brisbane) |
2000
2000 All-Australian team [8]B: | Damien Hardwick (Essendon) | Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) | Andrew Kellaway (Richmond) |
HB: | Andrew McKay (Carlton) | Darren Gaspar (Richmond) | Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) |
C: | Scott West (Bulldogs) | Brett Ratten (Carlton) | Scott Camporeale (Carlton) |
HF: | Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) | Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) (captain) | James Hird (Essendon) |
F: | Jeff Farmer (Melbourne) | Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) | Michael O'Loughlin (Sydney) |
Foll: | Steven King (Geelong) | Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton) | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) |
Int: | Lance Whitnall (Carlton) | Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) |
| Brad Johnson (Bulldogs) | | |
Coach: | Kevin Sheedy (Essendon) |
Notes:
- Despite winning the Brownlow Medal, Shane Woewodin was not selected in the team.
1999
1999 All-Australian team [8]B: | Jason Akermanis (Brisbane) | Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) | Ben Hart (Adelaide) |
HB: | Byron Pickett (Kangaroos) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | Andrew McKay (Carlton) |
C: | Brad Johnson (Bulldogs) | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | Wayne Schwass (Sydney) |
HF: | Mark Mercuri (Essendon) | Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) (captain) | Michael Voss (Brisbane) |
F: | Ben Cousins (West Coast) | Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) | Matthew Richardson (Richmond) |
Foll: | Matthew Allan (Carlton) | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) |
Int: | Peter Bell (Kangaroos) | Nathan Burke (St Kilda) | Wayne Campbell (Richmond) |
| Chris Grant (Bulldogs) | | |
Coach: | Denis Pagan (Kangaroos) |
1998
1998 All-Australian team [8][10]B: | David King (North Melbourne) | Ashley McIntosh (West Coast) | Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) |
HB: | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | Sean Wellman (Essendon) | Nigel Smart (Adelaide) |
C: | Matthew Knights (Richmond) | Scott West (Bulldogs) | Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) |
HF: | Paul Hudson (Bulldogs) | Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) (captain) | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) |
F: | Ben Cousins (West Coast) | Tony Lockett (Sydney) | Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) |
Foll: | Peter Everitt (St Kilda) | Todd Viney (Melbourne) | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) |
Int: | Chris Grant (Bulldogs) | Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) | Shaun Rehn (Adelaide) |
| Anthony Stevens (North Melbourne) | | |
Coach: | Terry Wallace (Bulldogs) |
Notes:
- 1998 was the final season in which the coach of the All-Australian team was not necessarily the premiership coach.
1997
1997 All-Australian team [8][11]B: | David King (North Melbourne) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | Paul Roos (Sydney) |
HB: | Peter Matera (West Coast) | Michael Sexton (Carlton) | Adam Heuskes (Port Adelaide) |
C: | Austinn Jones (St Kilda) | Craig Bradley (Carlton) | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) |
HF: | Rohan Smith (Bulldogs) | Chris Grant (Bulldogs) | Michael O'Loughlin (Sydney) |
F: | Fraser Gehrig (West Coast) | Tony Modra (Adelaide) | Paul Kelly (Sydney) (captain) |
Foll: | Paul Salmon (Hawthorn) | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | Nathan Burke (St Kilda) |
Int: | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) | Peter Everitt (St Kilda) | Daryn Cresswell (Sydney) |
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Coach: | Stan Alves (St Kilda) |
1996
1996 All-Australian team [8][12]B: | Nathan Burke (St Kilda) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | Michael Sexton (Carlton) |
HB: | Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) | Paul Roos (Sydney) | Peter Matera (West Coast) |
C: | Chris Mainwaring (West Coast) | Paul Kelly (Sydney) (captain) | Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) |
HF: | James Hird (Essendon) | Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) | Mitchell White (West Coast) |
F: | Michael Voss (Brisbane) | Tony Lockett (Sydney) | Darren Jarman (Adelaide) |
Foll: | Corey McKernan (North Melbourne) | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | Craig Lambert (Brisbane) |
Int: | Garry Hocking (Geelong) | Glenn Archer (North Melbourne) | Matthew Richardson (Richmond) |
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Coach: | Rodney Eade (Sydney) |
1995
1995 All-Australian team [8][13][14]B: | Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | Ang Christou (Carlton) |
HB: | Michael Mansfield (Geelong) | Glen Jakovich (West Coast) | Wayne Campbell (Richmond) |
C: | Nicky Winmar (St Kilda) | Paul Couch (Geelong) | Michael Long (Essendon) |
HF: | Garry Lyon (Melbourne) | Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) | James Hird (Essendon) |
F: | Darren Jarman (Hawthorn) | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) (captain) | Tony Lockett (Sydney) |
Foll: | Justin Madden (Carlton) | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | Craig Bradley (Carlton) |
Int: | Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton) | David Neitz (Melbourne) | Paul Kelly (Sydney) |
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Coach: | David Parkin (Carlton) |
1994
1994 All-Australian team [8]B: | David Hart (West Coast) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | Chris Langford (Hawthorn) |
HB: | Guy McKenna (West Coast) | Glen Jakovich (West Coast) | Michael Mansfield (Geelong) |
C: | Stephen Tingay (Melbourne) | Greg Williams (Carlton) (captain) | Peter Matera (West Coast) |
HF: | Gavin Brown (Collingwood) | Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) | Garry Lyon (Melbourne) |
F: | Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) | Ben Allan (Hawthorn) |
Foll: | Shaun Rehn (Adelaide) | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | Garry Hocking (Geelong) |
Int: | Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) | Craig Bradley (Carlton) | Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) |
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Coach: | Neil Balme (Melbourne) |
1993
1993 All-Australian team [8][15][16]B: | Ben Hart (Adelaide) | Alastair Lynch (Fitzroy) | Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) |
HB: | Guy McKenna (West Coast) | Mark Harvey (Essendon) | Andrew McKay (Carlton) |
C: | Greg Anderson (Adelaide) | Greg Williams (Carlton) | Peter Matera (West Coast) |
HF: | Craig Bradley (Carlton) | Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) (captain) | Garry Lyon (Melbourne) |
F: | Garry Hocking (Geelong) | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) | Tony Modra (Adelaide) |
Foll: | Jim Stynes (Melbourne) | Ben Allan (Hawthorn) | Tony McGuinness (Adelaide) |
Int: | Nigel Smart (Adelaide) | Nathan Burke (St Kilda) | |
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Coach: | Kevin Sheedy (Essendon) |
1992
1992 All-Australian team [8][17][18]B: | Ben Hart (Adelaide) | Paul Roos (Fitzroy) (captain) | Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) |
HB: | Ken Hinkley (Geelong) | Barry Stoneham (Geelong) | Mil Hanna (Carlton) |
C: | Dean Kemp (West Coast) | Darren Jarman (Hawthorn) | Mick McGuane (Collingwood) |
HF: | Robert Harvey (St Kilda) | Stewart Loewe (St Kilda) | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) |
F: | Tony McGuinness (Adelaide) | Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) | Tony Lockett (St Kilda) |
Foll: | Scott Wynd (Footscray) | Chris McDermott (Adelaide) | John Platten (Hawthorn) |
Int: | Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) | Mark Bairstow (Geelong) | |
| | | |
Coach: | Terry Wheeler (Footscray) |
1991
1991 All-Australian team [8][19]B: | Guy McKenna (West Coast) | Anthony Daniher (Essendon) | Nigel Smart (Adelaide) |
HB: | David Grant (St Kilda) | Paul Roos (Fitzroy) (captain) | Ken Hinkley (Geelong) |
C: | Chris Mainwaring (West Coast) | Paul Couch (Geelong) | Peter Matera (West Coast) |
HF: | Gavin Brown (Collingwood) | Stewart Loewe (St Kilda) | Nicky Winmar (St Kilda) |
F: | Tony Francis (Collingwood) | Tony Lockett (St Kilda) | Garry Hocking (Geelong) |
Foll: | Jim Stynes (Melbourne) | Mark Bairstow (Geelong) | Barry Mitchell (Sydney) |
Int: | Billy Brownless (Geelong) | Craig Turley (West Coast) | |
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Coach: | Mick Malthouse (West Coast) |
Notes:
- Despite winning that season's Grand Final, Hawthorn did not supply one player in the team of the year.
VFL Team of the Year: 1982–1990
The AFL website recognizes players who were named in the VFL Team of the Year from 1982 to 1990 as having All-Australian status. This was a team picked by Victorian selectors.
- State of origin era
1988
1988 All-Australian Team[20][21] Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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Terry Daniher | New South Wales | Essendon |
David Murphy | New South Wales | Sydney |
Michael Long | Northern Territory | St Mary's |
Michael McLean | Northern Territory | Footscray |
Maurice Rioli | Northern Territory | St Mary's |
Tony Hall | South Australia | Glenelg |
Danny Hughes | South Australia | Melbourne |
Stephen Kernahan | South Australia | Carlton (captain) |
Martin Leslie | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Bruce Lindner | South Australia | Geelong |
Tony McGuinness | South Australia | Footscray |
Mark Mickan | South Australia | Brisbane Bears |
John Platten | South Australia | Hawthorn |
Greg Whittlesea | South Australia | Sturt |
Graham Cornes | South Australia | Glenelg (coach) |
Terry Wallace | Victorian Football Association | Richmond |
Danny Frawley | Victorian Football League | St Kilda |
Gerard Healy | Victorian Football League | Sydney |
Simon Madden | Victorian Football League | Essendon |
Paul Roos | Victorian Football League | Fitzroy |
Paul Salmon | Victorian Football League | Essendon |
Dale Weightman | Victorian Football League | Richmond |
Steve Malaxos | Western Australia | West Coast |
1987
1987 All-Australian Team[22][23] |
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Name | State/League | Current Club |
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Matthew Campbell | South Australia | Brisbane |
Andrew Jarman | South Australia | North Adelaide |
Bruce Lindner | South Australia | Geelong |
Chris McDermott | South Australia | Glenelg (captain) |
Mark Naley | South Australia | Carlton |
John Platten | South Australia | Hawthorn |
Matt Rendell | South Australia | Fitzroy |
Andrew Rogers | South Australia | Woodville |
Scott Salisbury | South Australia | Glenelg |
Graham Cornes | South Australia | Glenelg (coach) |
Andrew Bews | Victoria | Geelong |
Gerard Healy | Victoria | Sydney |
Chris Langford | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Simon Madden | Victoria | Essendon |
Russell Morris | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Paul Roos | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Paul Salmon | Victoria | Essendon |
Bernard Toohey | Victoria | Sydney |
Greg Williams | Victoria | Sydney |
Mark Bairstow | Western Australia | Geelong |
Craig Holden | Western Australia | Sydney |
Phil Narkle | Western Australia | West Coast |
1986
1986 All-Australian Team[24][25] |
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Name | State of Origin | Current Club |
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Michael Aish | South Australia | Norwood |
Craig Bradley | South Australia | Carlton |
Andrew Jarman | South Australia | North Adelaide |
Stephen Kernahan | South Australia | Carlton |
Chris McDermott | South Australia | Glenelg |
Mark Naley | South Australia | South Adelaide |
John Platten | South Australia | Hawthorn |
Gerard Healy | Victoria | Sydney |
Brian Royal | Victoria | Footscray |
Kevin Walsh | Victoria | Essendon |
Dale Weightman | Victoria | Richmond |
Greg Williams | Victoria | Sydney |
Gary Buckenara | Western Australia | Hawthorn |
Brad Hardie | Western Australia | Footscray |
Laurie Keene | Western Australia | Subiaco |
Andrew Macnish | Western Australia | Subiaco |
Steve Malaxos | Western Australia | Claremont |
Michael Mitchell | Western Australia | Claremont |
Phil Narkle | Western Australia | St Kilda |
Brian Peake | Western Australia | East Fremantle (captain) |
Maurice Rioli | Western Australia | Richmond |
Robert Wiley | Western Australia | Perth |
Peter Wilson | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Ron Alexander | Western Australia | East Fremantle (coach) |
1985
1985 All-Australian Team[26] Coach: Kevin Sheedy |
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Name | State | Club |
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Malcolm Blight | South Australia | Woodville |
Craig Bradley | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Stephen Kernahan | South Australia | Glenelg |
Peter Motley | South Australia | Sturt |
John Platten | South Australia | Central District |
Dermott Brereton | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Terry Daniher | Victoria | Essendon (captain) |
Garry Foulds | Victoria | Essendon |
Russell Greene | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Mark Harvey | Victoria | Essendon |
Mark Lee | Victoria | Richmond |
Roger Merrett | Victoria | Essendon |
Gary Pert | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Geoff Raines | Victoria | Collingwood |
Paul Roos | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Dale Weightman | Victoria | Richmond |
Leon Baker | Western Australia | Essendon |
Gary Buckenara | Western Australia | Hawthorn |
Rod Lester-Smith | Western Australia | Hawthorn |
Michael Mitchell | Western Australia | Claremont |
1983
1983 All-Australian Team[27][28] Coach: John Todd |
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Name | State | Club |
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Michael Aish | South Australia | Norwood |
Craig Bradley | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Stephen Curtis | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Tony Giles | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Peter Motley | South Australia | Sturt |
Matt Rendell | South Australia | Fitzroy |
Craig Williams | South Australia | West Adelaide |
Terry Daniher | Victoria | Essendon |
Robert Flower | Victoria | Melbourne |
Keith Greig | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Mark Lee | Victoria | Richmond |
Simon Madden | Victoria | Essendon |
Stephen McCann | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Michael Tuck | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Gary Buckenara | Western Australia | Hawthorn |
Ross Glendinning | Western Australia | North Melbourne |
Stephen Michael | Western Australia | South Fremantle (captain) |
Mike Richardson | Western Australia | Collingwood |
Maurice Rioli | Western Australia | Richmond |
Kevin Taylor | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
1980
1980 All-Australian Team[29] Adelaide Carnival Coach: Tom Hafey |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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Peter Carey | South Australia | Glenelg |
Graham Cornes | South Australia | Glenelg |
Rick Davies | South Australia | Sturt (captain) |
Robbert Klomp | South Australia | Carlton |
Keith Kuhlmann | South Australia | Glenelg |
Greg Phillips | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
John Roberts | South Australia | South Melbourne |
Mark Williams | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Ron Stubbs | Tasmania | Devonport |
Darryl Sutton | Tasmania | North Melbourne |
Robert Flower | Victoria | Melbourne |
Jim Jess | Victoria | Richmond |
Mark Lee | Victoria | Richmond |
Ian Nankervis | Victoria | Geelong |
Geoff Raines | Victoria | Richmond |
Geoff Southby | Victoria | Carlton |
Garry Wilson | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Bruce Duperouzel | Western Australia | St Kilda |
Ken Hunter | Western Australia | Claremont |
Brian Peake | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
1979
1979 All-Australian Team[30] Perth Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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Peter Carey | South Australia | Glenelg |
Graham Cornes | South Australia | Glenelg |
Kym Hodgeman | South Australia | Glenelg |
Peter Jonas | South Australia | Central District |
Geoff Morris | South Australia | West Adelaide |
Des James | Tasmania | Sandy Bay |
Michael Roach | Tasmania | Richmond |
Darryl Sutton | Tasmania | North Melbourne |
David Cloke | Victoria | Richmond |
Bruce Doull | Victoria | Carlton |
Kelvin Moore | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Peter Moore | Victoria | Collingwood |
Michael Tuck | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Michael Turner | Victoria | Geelong |
Garry Wilson | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Tony Buhagiar | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Ken Hunter | Western Australia | Claremont |
Gary Malarkey | Western Australia | Geelong |
Bruce Monteath | Western Australia | Richmond |
Brian Peake | Western Australia | East Fremantle (captain) |
Barry Cable | Western Australia | East Perth (coach) |
- Pre-State of Origin era
1972
1972 All-Australian Team[31] Perth Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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Malcolm Blight | South Australia | Woodville |
Tony Burgan | South Australia | Sturt |
Jim Leitch | Tasmania | Scottsdale |
David Clarke | Victoria | Geelong |
Gary Dempsey | Victoria | Footscray |
Gary Hardeman | Victoria | Melbourne |
Alex Jesaulenko | Victoria | Carlton |
Leigh Matthews | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Peter McKenna | Victoria | Collingwood |
Travis Payze | Victoria | St Kilda |
Len Thompson | Victoria | Collingwood |
David Thorpe | Victoria | Footscray |
John Williams | Victoria | Essendon |
Bob Beecroft | Western Australia | Swan Districts |
Malcolm Brown | Western Australia | East Perth (captain) |
Brian Ciccotosto | Western Australia | South Fremantle |
Ken McAullay | Western Australia | East Perth |
Ian Miller | Western Australia | Perth |
Alan Watling | Western Australia | West Perth |
George Young | Western Australia | Subiaco |
1969
1969 All-Australian Team[32] Adelaide Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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John Cahill | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Brian Colbey | South Australia | Glenelg |
Peter Darley | South Australia | South Adelaide |
Graham Molloy | South Australia | Norwood |
Rick Schoff | South Australia | Sturt |
Royce Hart | Victoria | Richmond |
Peter Hudson | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Alex Jesaulenko | Victoria | Carlton |
Bob Keddie | Victoria | Hawthorn |
Bob Murray | Victoria | St Kilda |
John 'Sam' Newman | Victoria | Geelong |
John Nicholls | Victoria | Carlton (captain) |
Peter Steward | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Terry Waters | Victoria | Collingwood |
Ricky Watt | Victoria | Collingwood |
Greg Brehaut | Western Australia | Perth |
Barry Cable | Western Australia | Perth |
Peter Eakins | Western Australia | Subiaco |
John McIntosh | Western Australia | Claremont |
Bill Walker | Western Australia | Swan Districts |
1966
1966 All-Australian Team[33] Hobart Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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Brenton Adcock | South Australia | Sturt |
Robert Day | South Australia | West Adelaide |
Rick Schoff | South Australia | Sturt |
Peter Hudson | Tasmania | New Norfolk |
Graeme Lee | Tasmania | Launceston |
Darrel Baldock | Victoria | St Kilda (captain) |
Ian Bryant | Victoria | Footscray |
Neville Crowe | Victoria | Richmond |
John Goold | Victoria | Carlton |
Graeme John | Victoria | South Melbourne |
Hassa Mann | Victoria | Melbourne |
Denis Marshall | Victoria | Geelong |
John Nicholls | Victoria | Carlton |
Ian Stewart | Victoria | St Kilda |
Noel Teasdale | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Barry Cable | Western Australia | Perth |
Keith Doncon | Western Australia | East Perth |
John McIntosh | Western Australia | Claremont |
Kevin Murray | Western Australia | East Perth |
Brian Sarre | Western Australia | Subiaco |
1961
1961 All-Australian Team[34] Brisbane Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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John Abley | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
John Halbert | South Australia | Sturt |
Neil Kerley | South Australia | West Adelaide |
Geoff Kingston | South Australia | West Torrens |
Don Lindner | South Australia | North Adelaide |
Don Roach | South Australia | West Adelaide |
Bob Shearman | South Australia | West Torrens |
Bill Wedding | South Australia | Norwood |
Darrel Baldock | Tasmania | Latrobe |
Bob Withers | Tasmania | North Launceston |
Allen Aylett | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Ron Barassi | Victoria | Melbourne (captain) |
Brian Dixon | Victoria | Melbourne |
John Schultz | Victoria | Footscray |
Ted Whitten | Victoria | Footscray |
Jack Clarke | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Graham Farmer | Western Australia | East Perth |
Ray Gabelich | Western Australia | West Perth |
Ray Sorrell | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
John Todd | Western Australia | South Fremantle |
1958
1958 All-Australian Team[35] Melbourne Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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John Abley | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Donald Gale | Tasmania | Wynyard |
Jim Ross | Tasmania | North Launceston |
Stuart Spencer | Tasmania | Clarence |
Barry Metcalfe | Victoria (VFA) | Mordialloc |
Owen Abrahams | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Allen Aylett | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Ron Barassi | Victoria | Melbourne |
Reg Burgess | Victoria | Essendon |
Jack Clarke | Victoria | Essendon |
Bob Davis | Victoria | Geelong (captain) |
John Dugdale | Victoria | North Melbourne |
Kevin Murray | Victoria | Fitzroy |
Neil Roberts | Victoria | St Kilda |
Ted Whitten | Victoria | Footscray |
Jack Clarke | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Graham Farmer | Western Australia | East Perth |
Alan Preen | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Norm Rogers | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Ray Sorrell | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
1956
1956 All-Australian Team[36] Perth Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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John Abley | South Australia | Port Adelaide |
Haydn Bunton Jr. | South Australia | North Adelaide |
Stan Costello | South Australia | West Adelaide |
Lindsay Head | South Australia | West Torrens |
Geoff Long | Tasmania | City |
Barry Strange | Tasmania | New Town |
Frank Johnson | Victoria (VFA) | Port Melbourne (captain) |
Ron Barassi | Victoria | Melbourne |
John Chick | Victoria | Carlton |
Jack Clarke | Victoria | Essendon |
Bill Hutchison | Victoria | Essendon |
Peter Pianto | Victoria | Geelong |
Des Rowe | Victoria | Richmond |
Ted Whitten | Victoria | Footscray |
Roy Wright | Victoria | Richmond |
Jack Clarke | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Graham Farmer | Western Australia | East Perth |
John Gerovich | Western Australia | South Fremantle |
Keith Harper | Western Australia | Perth |
Cliff Hillier | Western Australia | South Fremantle |
1953
1953 All-Australian Team[37] Adelaide Carnival |
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Name | State/League | Club |
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Neil Davies | South Australia | Glenelg |
Len Fitzgerald | South Australia | Sturt |
Bob Hank | South Australia | West Torrens |
Jack Lynch | South Australia | West Adelaide |
John Marriott | South Australia | Norwood |
Clayton Thompson | South Australia | Sturt |
John Leedham | Tasmania | North Launceston |
Ted Henrys | Victoria (VFA) | Preston |
Frank Johnson | Victoria (VFA) | Port Melbourne |
Jack Clarke | Victoria | Essendon |
John Coleman | Victoria | Essendon |
Des Healey | Victoria | Collingwood |
Jack Howell | Victoria | Carlton |
Bill Hutchison | Victoria | Essendon |
Bob Rose | Victoria | Collingwood |
Bernie Smith | Victoria | Geelong |
Jack Clarke | Western Australia | East Fremantle |
Steve Marsh | Western Australia | South Fremantle |
Merv McIntosh | Western Australia | Perth |
Frank Sparrow | Western Australia | Swan Districts |
Sporting Life Team of the Year: 1947–1955
These teams were once considered to be equivalent to All-Australian selection, but are no longer recognised as such.
1955
1955 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Lerrel Sharp (Collingwood) | Herb Henderson (Footscray) | Norm Sharp (Geelong) |
HB: | John James (Carlton) | Jim Taylor (Norwood) | Des Rowe (Richmond) |
C: | Harold McDonald (Port Adelaide) | Lindsay Head (West Torrens) | Des Healey (Collingwood) |
HF: | Barry White (South Fremantle) | Ray Poulter (Richmond) | Thorold Merrett (Collingwood) |
F: | Jack Clarke (East Fremantle) | Noel O'Brien (Carlton) | Peter Pianto (Geelong) |
Foll: | John Marriott (Norwood) | Denis Cordner (Melbourne) | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1954
1954 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Wally Donald (Footscray) | Ken Caporn (Claremont) | John Marriott (Norwood) |
HB: | Noel McMahen (Melbourne) | Laurie Kettlewell (Subiaco) | Jim Gallagher (Footscray) |
C: | Jack Lynch (West Adelaide) | Ted Whitten (Footscray) | Keith Harper (Perth) |
HF: | Jim Deane (Richmond) | John Brady (North Melbourne) | Bob Rose (Collingwood) |
F: | Neil Mann (Collingwood) | Jack Collins (Footscray) | Peter Pianto (Geelong) |
Foll: | Ken Hands (Carlton) | Roy Wright (Richmond) | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1953
1953 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Bernie Smith (Geelong) | Herb Henderson (Footscray) | Merv McIntosh (Perth) |
HB: | Jack Collins (Footscray) | Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) | Des Rowe (Richmond) |
C: | Des Healey (Collingwood) | Jack Clarke (Essendon) | Jack Lynch (West Adelaide) |
HF: | Bob Rose (Collingwood) | Jack Howell (Carlton) | Jim Deane (South Adelaide) |
F: | Roy Wright (Richmond) | John Coleman (Essendon) | Peter Pianto (Geelong) |
Foll: | Ken Hands (Carlton) | John Leedham (North Launceston) | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1952
1952 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Wally May (Essendon) | Ian McKay (North Adelaide) | Bill Stephen (Fitzroy) |
HB: | Frank Sparrow (East Perth) | Denis Cordner (Melbourne) | Don Taylor (Glenelg) |
C: | Thorold Merrett (Collingwood) | Bob Hank (West Torrens) (captain) | Lyle Griffin (North Adelaide) |
HF: | Bob Rose (Collingwood) | Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) | Jim Deane (South Adelaide) |
F: | Roy Wright (Richmond) | John Coleman (Essendon) | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
Foll: | John Marriott (Norwood) | Frank Johnson (Port Melbourne) | Steve Marsh (South Fremantle) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1951
1951 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | John Marriott (Norwood) | Ian McKay (North Adelaide) | Charlie Sutton (Footscray) |
HB: | Harold McDonald (Port Adelaide) | Brian Faehse (West Adelaide) | Fred Buttsworth (West Perth) |
C: | Arthur Hodgson (Carlton) | Bob Rose (Collingwood) | Lyle Griffin (North Adelaide) |
HF: | Bob Davis (Geelong) | Ron Clegg (South Melbourne) | Jim Deane (South Adelaide) |
F: | Allan Crabb (Glenelg) | John Coleman (Essendon) | Fos Williams (Port Adelaide) |
Foll: | Bill Morris (Richmond) | Jack Whelan (Brunswick) | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1950
1950 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Dick Russell (Port Adelaide) | Bill Brittingham (Essendon) | Merv McIntosh (Perth) |
HB: | Charlie Sutton (Footscray) | Don Fraser (Richmond) | Gordon Hocking (Collingwood) |
C: | Arthur Hodgson (Carlton) | Bob Hank (West Torrens) | Doug Olds (Norwood) |
HF: | Bob Davis (Geelong) | Fred Flanagan (Geelong) | Len Dockett (Melbourne) |
F: | John Marriott (Norwood) | John Coleman (Essendon) | Fos Williams (Port Adelaide) |
Foll: | Bill Morris (Richmond) (captain) | Jack Whelan (Brunswick) | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1949
1949 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Charlie Sutton (Footscray) | Shane McGrath (Melbourne) | Don Cordner (Melbourne) |
HB: | Marcel Hilsz (Perth) | Bert Deacon (Carlton) | Ron Clegg (South Melbourne) |
C: | Des Healey (Collingwood) | Ern Henfry (Carlton) | Stan Heal (West Perth) |
HF: | Bob Hank (West Torrens) | Fred Flanagan (Geelong) | Les Foote (North Melbourne) |
F: | Bill Morris (Richmond) | John Coleman (Essendon) | Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle) |
Foll: | Jack Howell (Carlton) | Merv McIntosh (Perth) | Steve Marsh (South Fremantle) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1948
1948 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Charlie Sutton (Footscray) | Shane McGrath (Melbourne) | Bob McClure (Essendon) |
HB: | Marcel Hilsz (Perth) | Bert Deacon (Carlton) | Len Fitzgerald (Collingwood) |
C: | Stan Heal (West Perth) | Bill Twomey Jr. (Collingwood) | Noel Jarvis (Fitzroy) |
HF: | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) | Jack Howell (Carlton) | Bob Hank (West Torrens) |
F: | Bill Morris (Richmond) | Lindsay White (Geelong) | Lou Richards (Collingwood) |
Foll: | Merv McIntosh (Perth) | Les McClements (Claremont) | Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
1947
1947 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year |
B: | Max Oppy (Richmond) | Shane McGrath (Melbourne) | Percy Bushby (Essendon) |
HB: | Wally Lock (Melbourne) | Wally Buttsworth (Essendon) | Bert Deacon (Carlton) |
C: | Sam Gallagher (Norwood) | Ern Henfry (Carlton) | Billy King (South Melbourne) |
HF: | Bill Hutchison (Essendon) | Gordon Lane (Essendon) | Bob Hank (West Torrens) |
F: | Jack Howell (Carlton) | Fred Fanning (Melbourne) | Lou Richards (Collingwood) |
Foll: | Merv McIntosh (Perth) | Don Cordner (Melbourne) | Bob Quinn (Port Adelaide) (captain) |
Res: | | |
Coach: | |
Most times selected overall
Qualification: Selection in seven or more teams from 1953 to 2020.
- 8 – Gary Ablett Jr. | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- 8 – Patrick Dangerfield | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- 8 – Lance Franklin | 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 8 – Robert Harvey | 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003
- 8 – Mark Ricciuto | 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- 7 – Craig Bradley | 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
- 7 – Nathan Buckley | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
- 7 – Wayne Carey | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
- 7 – Paul Roos | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997
Most times selected in Carnivals era
Qualification: Selection in three or more teams from 1953 to 1980 and 1988.
- 4 – Jack Clarke (Western Australia / East Fremantle) | 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961
- 3 – John Abley (South Australia / Port Adelaide) | 1956, 1958, 1961
- 3 – Ron Barassi (Victoria / Melbourne) | 1956, 1958, 1961
- 3 – Jack Clarke (Victoria / Essendon) | 1953, 1956, 1958
- 3 – Graham Farmer (Western Australia / East Perth) | 1956, 1958, 1961
- 3 – Ted Whitten (Victoria / Footscray) | 1956, 1958, 1961