2011 All-Australian team
Appearance
The 2011 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2011 season. The team was announced on 19 September as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players.[1] The team is honorary and does not play any games.[2]
Selection panel
[edit]The selection panel for the 2011 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Andrew Demetriou, Adrian Anderson, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Leigh Matthews and Mark Ricciuto.
Team
[edit]Initial squad
[edit]An initial squad of 40 players was previously announced on 6 September.
Final team
[edit]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) |
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Luke (19 September 2011). "Pies dominate AA team". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ All Australian squad named – afl.com.au. Published 6 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.