2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team
The 2019 Virgin Australia AFL Women's All-Australian team represents the best-performed AFL Women's (AFLW) players in the 2019 season. It was announced on 2 April as a complete women's Australian rules football team of 21 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
| 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Virgin Australia |
| Date | 2 April 2019 |
| Location | Docklands Stadium |
| Country | Australia |
Team
Final team
The final team was announced on 2 April. Premiers Adelaide had the most selections with five, and every team except Greater Western Sydney had at least one representative. Four players from the 2018 team were selected, three of whom – Adelaide co-captain Chelsea Randall, Melbourne's Karen Paxman and North Melbourne's Emma Kearney – achieved selection for the third consecutive year. Adelaide's other co-captain, Erin Phillips, was announced as the All-Australian captain and Randall, the previous year's All-Australian captain, was announced as the vice-captain.[1]
| B: | Meg McDonald (Geelong) | Ashleigh Brazill (Collingwood) | |
| HB: | Jess Duffin (North Melbourne) | Chelsea Randall (Adelaide) (vice-captain) | Kerryn Harrington (Carlton) |
| C: | Emma Kearney (North Melbourne) | Kiara Bowers (Fremantle) | Karen Paxman (Melbourne) |
| HF: | Erin Phillips (Adelaide) (captain) | Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) | Monique Conti (Western Bulldogs) |
| F: | Gemma Houghton (Fremantle) | Stevie-Lee Thompson (Adelaide) | |
| Foll: | Lauren Pearce (Melbourne) | Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) | Madison Prespakis (Carlton) |
| Int: | Emma King (North Melbourne) | Gabriella Pound (Carlton) | Ally Anderson (Brisbane) |
| Anne Hatchard (Adelaide) | Dana Hooker (Fremantle) | ||
| Coach: | Matthew Clarke (Adelaide) | ||
Initial squad
The initial 40-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 21 March. Adelaide had the most players selected in the initial squad with nine, and every team had at least two representatives. Nine players from the 2018 team were among those selected.[2]
References
- Navaratnam, Dinny (2 April 2019). "Five Crows, four Roos headline All Australian team". womens.afl. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "2019 AFLW All Australian squad revealed: Who made the cut?". womens.afl. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.