2011 All-Australian team

The 2011 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2011 season. It was announced on 19 September 2011, as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players and a coach.[1] The team is honorary and does not play any games.[2]

Selection process

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.

Initial squad

An initial squad of 40 players was previously announced on 6 September 2011.

Adelaide: Scott Thompson
Carlton: Eddie Betts, Marc Murphy, Heath Scotland, Chris Judd
Collingwood: Travis Cloke, Leon Davis, Ben Reid, Dale Thomas, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan
Fremantle: Nathan Fyfe, Luke McPharlin
Geelong: Corey Enright, Matthew Scarlett, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Harry Taylor, Joel Selwood
Gold Coast: Gary Ablett Jr.
Hawthorn: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Sam Mitchell, Lance Franklin
North Melbourne: Daniel Wells, Todd Goldstein, Drew Petrie, Andrew Swallow
Richmond: Brett Deledio
St Kilda: Nick Dal Santo, Sam Fisher, Stephen Milne
Sydney: Adam Goodes
West Coast: Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Darren Glass, Josh Kennedy, Matt Priddis
Western Bulldogs: Matthew Boyd, Robert Murphy

Final team
2011 All-Australian 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
  1. Holmesby, Luke (19 September 2011). "Pies dominate AA team". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. All Australian squad named – afl.com.au. Published 6 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
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