2014 All-Australian team
The 2014 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2014 season. It was announced on 16 September as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players.[1] The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection process
The selection panel for the 2014 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Mark Evans, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
Team
| B: | Cale Hooker (Essendon) | Daniel Talia (Adelaide) | Nick Smith (Sydney) |
| HB: | Nick Malceski (Sydney) | Alex Rance (Richmond) | Brodie Smith (Adelaide) |
| C: | Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) | Josh Kennedy (Sydney) | Dyson Heppell (Essendon) |
| HF: | Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) (vice-captain) | Luke Breust (Hawthorn) |
| F: | Hayden Ballantyne (Fremantle) | Lance Franklin (Sydney) | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) |
| Foll: | Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) (captain) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) |
| Int: | Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) | Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) |
| Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions) | |||
| Coach: | Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis won that year's Brownlow Medal but didn't make the final All-Australian team. It was the first time this had happened since Melbourne midfielder Shane Woewodin missed selection in 2000.
Initial squad
While Melbourne was the only club not to receive a nomination, co-captain Nathan Jones was considered unlucky given 2014 was his best season statistically.[2]
- Adelaide: Eddie Betts, Sam Jacobs, Brodie Smith, Daniel Talia
- Brisbane Lions: Tom Rockliff
- Carlton: Bryce Gibbs
- Collingwood: Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury
- Essendon: Dyson Heppell, Cale Hooker
- Fremantle: Hayden Ballantyne, Nathan Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands
- Geelong: Tom Hawkins, Tom Lonergan, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor
- Gold Coast: Gary Ablett Jr.
- Greater Western Sydney: Callan Ward
- Hawthorn: Luke Breust, Shaun Burgoyne, Jack Gunston, Jordan Lewis, Jarryd Roughead
- Melbourne: N/A
- North Melbourne: Brent Harvey
- Port Adelaide: Travis Boak, Robbie Gray, Jay Schulz
- Richmond: Brandon Ellis, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance
- St Kilda: Nick Riewoldt
- Sydney: Lance Franklin, Josh Kennedy, Nick Malceski, Luke Parker, Nick Smith
- West Coast: Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis
- Western Bulldogs: Tom Liberatore
References
- "Gary Ablett, Nathan Fyfe and Lance Franklin named in All Australian AFL team of the year". 16 September 2014.
- Guthrie, Ben (11 September 2014). "Demons keen to keep Nathan Jones". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 November 2014.