2012 All-Australian team
The 2012 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players in the 2012 season. It was announced on Monday, 17 September 2012, as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players, with Darren Glass (West Coast) named as captain and Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) named as vice-captain.[1] An initial squad of 40 players was previously announced on 5 September 2012. The team is honorary and does not actually play any games.[2]
Selection panel
The selection panel for the team consisted of Andrew Demetriou (chairman), Adrian Anderson, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Gerard Healy, Glen Jakovich, and Mark Ricciuto.[3]
Team
| 2012 All-Australian team | |||
| 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) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Luke (17 September 2012). "Eagles top AA team". Australian Football League. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ New blood in AFL's All-Australian squad – Herald Sun online. Published 5 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ Watson vying for All Australian debut – Essendon Football Club. Published 16 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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