2024 All-Australian team
The 2024 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2024 season. It was announced in August as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection panel
[edit]The selection panel for the 2024 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Andrew Dillon, Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Matthew Pavlich, Laura Kane and Josh Mahoney.[1]
Team
[edit]Initial squad
[edit]The initial 44-man All-Australian squad was announced on 26 August, with all clubs except Adelaide and Richmond having at least one player nominated.[2]
Brisbane Lions and Fremantle had the most players selected in the initial squad with 5. Ten players from the 2023 team were selected.[3]
Final team
[edit]The final team was announced on Thursday, 29 August.[4]
| B: | Nick Blakey (Sydney) | Jacob Weitering (Carlton) | Luke Ryan (Fremantle) |
| HB: | Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) | Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) | Dan Houston (Port Adelaide) |
| C: | Errol Gulden (Sydney) | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) (captain) | Nick Daicos (Collingwood) |
| HF: | Chad Warner (Sydney) | Jeremy Cameron (Geelong) | Isaac Heeney (Sydney) |
| F: | Jake Waterman (West Coast) | Jesse Hogan (Greater Western Sydney) | Dylan Moore (Hawthorn) |
| Foll: | Max Gawn (Melbourne) | Patrick Cripps (Carlton) (vice-captain) | Caleb Serong (Fremantle) |
| Int: | Lachie Whitfield (Greater Western Sydney) | Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) | Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) |
| Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) | |||
| Coach: | Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Up to 19 debuts as surprise sides lead the way: AFL 2024 All-Australian squad revealed". Fox Sports. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Smith, Martin (29 August 2024). "ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Seven new faces, Bontempelli captain". Australian Football League. Retrieved 29 August 2024.