2013 All-Australian team
The 2013 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2013 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 panel
The selection panel for the 2013 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Andrew Demetriou, Mark Evans, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Mark Ricciuto and Cameron Ling.
Team
Initial squad
At the conclusion of the 2013 AFL home and away season, a provisional squad of 40 players was chosen. The most controversial omissions were Tom Liberatore, who led the league for clearances, Steve Johnson and Pearce Hanley, as well as no selections from finalists Richmond or Carlton.[2] 25 players in the squad had not previously been selected in an All-Australian team.[3]
Final team
Geelong had the most selections, with four players. Geelong captain Joel Selwood was announced as the All-Australian captain and Gold Coast star Gary Ablett Jr. was announced as vice-captain.
| B: | Corey Enright (Geelong) | Scott Thompson (North Melbourne) | Michael Johnson (Fremantle) |
| HB: | Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) | Harry Taylor (Geelong) | Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) |
| C: | Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) (captain) | Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) |
| HF: | Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) | Travis Cloke (Collingwood) | Kieren Jack (Sydney) |
| F: | Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) | Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney) | Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) |
| Foll: | Will Minson (Western Bulldogs) | Dane Swan (Collingwood) | Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast) (vice-captain) |
| Int: | Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) | Dan Hannebery (Sydney) | Jobe Watson (Essendon) |
| Andrew Mackie (Geelong) | |||
| 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
- http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-16/all-australian-as-it-happens
- Pierik, Jon; Murnane, Matt (4 September 2013). "Tigers, Blues miss All-Australian nod". The Age. Melbourne.
- Baker, Grant; Paton, Al (3 September 2013). "Plenty of Cats, Hawks, Swans and Dockers but no Richmond or Carlton players in 2013 All-Australian squad". Herald Sun.