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
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
Initial squad
An initial squad of 40 players was previously announced on 6 September.
Final team
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
- ^ 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.