2017 All-Australian team

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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.

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Selection panel

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

Initial squad

The initial 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]

ClubTotalPlayer(s)
Adelaide 8 Eddie Betts, Matt Crouch, Sam Jacobs, Rory Laird, Jake Lever, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker
Brisbane Lions 1 Dayne Zorko
Carlton 2 Sam Docherty, Matthew Kreuzer
Collingwood 2 Jeremy Howe, Adam Treloar
Essendon 3 Joe Daniher, Michael Hurley, Zach Merrett
Fremantle 0
Geelong 2 Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood
Gold Coast 0
Greater Western Sydney 4 Toby Greene, Josh Kelly, Tom Scully, Dylan Shiel
Hawthorn 1 Tom Mitchell
Melbourne 3 Jeff Garlett, Michael Hibberd, Neville Jetta
North Melbourne 1 Ben Brown
Port Adelaide 2 Robbie Gray, Tom Jonas, Paddy Ryder
Richmond 2 Dustin Martin, Alex Rance
St Kilda 2 Dylan Roberton, Sebastian Ross
Sydney 2 Lance Franklin, Josh Kennedy
West Coast 3 Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo
Western Bulldogs 1 Marcus Bontempelli

Final 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]

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)

Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.

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References

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  2. Schmook, Nathan (28 August 2017). "Crows dominate 2017 All Australian squad". afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2017.