2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team
The 2018 Virgin Australia AFL Women's All-Australian team represents the best-performed AFL Women's (AFLW) players in the 2018 season. It was announced on 27 March as a complete women's Australian rules football team of 21 players, the first time that this has happened since teams in the AFLW were reduced from 22 players after the competition's inaugural season.[1] The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection panel
The AFL Women's All-Australian team selection panel is yet to be announced.
Team
The final All-Australian team was announced on 27 March. Melbourne and grand finalists Western Bulldogs and Brisbane 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. 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]
| 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |||
| B: | Chloe Molloy (Collingwood) | Kate Lutkins (Brisbane) | |
| HB: | Hannah Scott (Western Bulldogs) | Chelsea Randall (Adelaide) (captain) | Ebony Antonio (Fremantle) |
| C: | Dana Hooker (Fremantle) | Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs) | Alicia Eva (Greater Western Sydney) |
| HF: | Elise O'Dea (Melbourne) | Sabrina Frederick-Traub (Brisbane) | Brooke Lochland (Western Bulldogs) |
| F: | Jess Wuetschner (Brisbane) | Christina Bernardi (Collingwood) | |
| Foll: | Erin McKinnon (Greater Western Sydney) | Courtney Gum (Greater Western Sydney) | Daisy Pearce (Melbourne) (vice-captain) |
| Int: | Emily Bates (Brisbane) | Tayla Harris (Carlton) | Karen Paxman (Melbourne) |
| Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs) | Meg Downie (Melbourne) | ||
| Coach: | Paul Groves (Western Bulldogs) | ||
Initial squad
The initial 40-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 21 March. Collingwood and Melbourne had the most players selected in the initial squad with seven each, while grand finalists Western Bulldogs and Brisbane had six each. Twelve players from the 2017 team were among those selected.[1]
- Adelaide: Sarah Allan, Angela Foley, Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Randall
- Brisbane: Ally Anderson, Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Leah Kaslar, Kate Lutkins, Jess Wuetschner
- Carlton: Tayla Harris, Breann Moody
- Collingwood: Christina Bernardi, Steph Chiocci, Jess Duffin, Jasmine Garner, Emma King, Jaimee Lambert, Chloe Molloy
- Fremantle: Ebony Antonio, Kara Donnellan, Dana Hooker
- Greater Western Sydney: Alicia Eva, Courtney Gum, Erin McKinnon, Phoebe McWilliams, Pepa Randall
- Melbourne: Richelle Cranston, Tegan Cunningham, Daisy Pearce, Meg Downie, Bianca Jakobsson, Elise O'Dea, Karen Paxman
- Western Bulldogs: Libby Birch, Ellie Blackburn, Monique Conti, Emma Kearney, Brooke Lochland, Hannah Scott
References
- 1 2 "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.