2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team
Award
| 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team | ||||
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| Sponsored by | Virgin Australia | |||
| Date | 27 March 2018 | |||
| Venue | Docklands Stadium | |||
| Country | Australia | |||
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The 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team represents the best-performed players of the 2018 AFL Women's season. It was announced on 27 March 2018 as a complete women's Australian rules football team of 21 players, the first time that this happened after teams in the AFL Women's were reduced from 22 players following the competition's inaugural season.[1] The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Initial squad
The initial 40-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 21 March. ‹See Tfd›Collingwood and ‹See Tfd›Melbourne had the most players selected in the initial squad with seven each, while grand finalists ‹See Tfd›Brisbane and the ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs had six each. Twelve players from the 2017 team were among those selected.[1]
| Club | Total | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | 4 | Sarah Allan, Ange Foley, Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Randall |
| ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | 6 | Ally Anderson, Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Leah Kaslar, Kate Lutkins, Jess Wuetschner |
| ‹See Tfd›Carlton | 2 | Tayla Harris, Breann Moody |
| ‹See Tfd›Collingwood | 7 | Christina Bernardi, Steph Chiocci, Jess Duffin, Jasmine Garner, Emma King, Jaimee Lambert, Chloe Molloy |
| ‹See Tfd›Fremantle | 3 | Ebony Antonio, Kara Donnellan, Dana Hooker |
| ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney | 5 | Alicia Eva, Courtney Gum, Erin McKinnon, Phoebe McWilliams, Pepa Randall |
| ‹See Tfd›Melbourne | 7 | Richelle Cranston, Tegan Cunningham, Meg Downie, Bianca Jakobsson, Elise O'Dea, Karen Paxman, Daisy Pearce |
| ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs | 6 | Libby Birch, Ellie Blackburn, Monique Conti, Emma Kearney, Brooke Lochland, Hannah Scott |
Final team
The final team was announced on 27 March. Melbourne and grand finalists Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs had the most representatives with four each, and every team again had at least one representative. Nine players from the 2017 team were among those selected. ‹See Tfd›Adelaide co-captain Chelsea Randall was announced as the All-Australian captain and Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce, the previous year's All-Australian captain, was announced as the vice-captain.[2]
| B: | Chloe Molloy (‹See Tfd›Collingwood) | Kate Lutkins (‹See Tfd›Brisbane) | |
| HB: | Hannah Scott (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs) | Chelsea Randall (‹See Tfd›Adelaide) (captain) | Ebony Antonio (‹See Tfd›Fremantle) |
| C: | Dana Hooker (‹See Tfd›Fremantle) | Emma Kearney (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs) | Alicia Eva (‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney) |
| HF: | Elise O'Dea (‹See Tfd›Melbourne) | Sabrina Frederick-Traub (‹See Tfd›Brisbane) | Brooke Lochland (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs) |
| F: | Jess Wuetschner (‹See Tfd›Brisbane) | Christina Bernardi (‹See Tfd›Collingwood) | |
| Foll: | Erin McKinnon (‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney) | Courtney Gum (‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney) | Daisy Pearce (‹See Tfd›Melbourne) (vice-captain) |
| Int: | Emily Bates (‹See Tfd›Brisbane) | Tayla Harris (‹See Tfd›Carlton) | Karen Paxman (‹See Tfd›Melbourne) |
| Ellie Blackburn (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs) | Meg Downie (‹See Tfd›Melbourne) | ||
| Coach: | Paul Groves (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team.
References
- ^ a b "AFLW: Pies and Dees dominate AA squad". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (27 March 2018). "W Awards: Nine named dual All Australians". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
External links
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2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team
- Chloe Molloy (‹See Tfd›Collingwood)
- Kate Lutkins (‹See Tfd›Brisbane)
- Hannah Scott (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs)
- Chelsea Randall (‹See Tfd›Adelaide) (c)
- Ebony Antonio (‹See Tfd›Fremantle)
- Dana Hooker (‹See Tfd›Fremantle)
- Emma Kearney (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs)
- Alicia Eva (‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney)
- Elise O'Dea (‹See Tfd›Melbourne)
- Sabrina Frederick-Traub (‹See Tfd›Brisbane)
- Brooke Lochland (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs)
- Jess Wuetschner (‹See Tfd›Brisbane)
- Christina Bernardi (‹See Tfd›Collingwood)
- Erin McKinnon (‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney)
- Courtney Gum (‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney)
- Daisy Pearce (‹See Tfd›Melbourne) (vc)
- Emily Bates (‹See Tfd›Brisbane)
- Tayla Harris (‹See Tfd›Carlton)
- Karen Paxman (‹See Tfd›Melbourne)
- Ellie Blackburn (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs)
- Meg Downie (‹See Tfd›Melbourne)
- Paul Groves (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs)
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