2015 All-Australian team

The 2015 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2015 season. It was announced on 22 September as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.

Selection panel

The selection panel for the 2015 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.^[1]

Team

Initial squad

The initial 40-man squad was announced on 8 September. For the first time since 2006, neither Lance Franklin nor Geelong received a nomination.^[2]

Club	Total	Player(s)
Adelaide	4	Eddie Betts, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker
Brisbane Lions	0
Carlton	0
Collingwood	2	Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan
Essendon	1	Michael Hurley
Fremantle	5	Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill, Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Lachie Neale
Geelong	0
Gold Coast	0
Greater Western Sydney	2	Jeremy Cameron, Heath Shaw
Hawthorn	6	Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli
Melbourne	0
North Melbourne	2	Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins
Port Adelaide	2	Robbie Gray, Chad Wingard
Richmond	4	Brett Deledio, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt
St Kilda	0
Sydney	2	Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy
West Coast	5	Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Nic Naitanui, Matt Priddis
Western Bulldogs	5	Matthew Boyd, Luke Dahlhaus, Robert Murphy, Jake Stringer, Easton Wood

Final team

Hawthorn, Richmond, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs had the most selections, with three each. Western Bulldogs captain Robert Murphy was announced as the All-Australian captain, with West Coast forward Josh Kennedy announced as vice-captain.^[3] The team saw eleven players selected in an All-Australian side for the first time in their careers.^[4]

2015 All-Australian team

B:	Josh Gibson (Hawthorn)	Alex Rance (Richmond)	Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney)
HB:	Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs)	Michael Hurley (Essendon)	Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) (captain)
C:	Dan Hannebery (Sydney)	Matt Priddis (West Coast)	Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
HF:	Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)	Jack Riewoldt (Richmond)	Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
F:	Eddie Betts (Adelaide)	Josh Kennedy (West Coast) (vice-captain)	Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs)
Foll:	Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne)	Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)	Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
Int:	Brett Deledio (Richmond)	Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide)	Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
	David Mundy (Fremantle)
Coach:	Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn)

Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.

References

1. "Tredrea replaces Ricciuto as All Australian selector". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
2. Ryan, Peter (8 September 2015). "All Australian squad of 40 named". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
3. Laughton, Max (22 September 2015). "Western Bulldogs skipper Robert Murphy captains 2015 AFL All-Australian team". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
4. Twomey, Callum (22 September 2015). "Bulldog Murphy captains All Australian team with 11 first-time players". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2015.