2023 All-Australian team

The 2023 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2023 season. It was announced on 30 August 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 2023 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Andrew Dillon, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane, Cameron Ling, and Matthew Pavlich.[1]

Team

Initial squad

The initial 44-man All-Australian squad was announced on 28 August, with all eighteen clubs supplying at least one nominee.[2][3][1]

Club Total Player(s)
Adelaide 2 Jordan Dawson, Taylor Walker
Brisbane Lions 4 Harris Andrews, Charlie Cameron, Joe Daniher, Lachie Neale
Carlton 3 Patrick Cripps, Charlie Curnow, Jacob Weitering
Collingwood 5 Josh Daicos, Nick Daicos, Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore, Isaac Quaynor
Essendon 3 Kyle Langford, Zach Merrett, Mason Redman
Fremantle 3 Luke Jackson, Luke Ryan, Caleb Serong
Geelong 1 Tom Stewart
Gold Coast 1 Noah Anderson
Greater Western Sydney 3 Stephen Coniglio, Tom Green, Toby Greene
Hawthorn 3 Luke Breust, Jai Newcombe, James Sicily
Melbourne 2 Christian Petracca, Jack Viney
North Melbourne 1 Nick Larkey
Port Adelaide 3 Zak Butters, Dan Houston, Connor Rozee
Richmond 1 Dustin Martin
St Kilda 3 Rowan Marshall, Jack Sinclair, Callum Wilkie
Sydney 2 Nick Blakey, Errol Gulden
West Coast 1 Oscar Allen
Western Bulldogs 3 Marcus Bontempelli, Tim English, Tom Liberatore

Final team

The final team was announced on Wednesday, 30 August.[4]

2023 All-Australian team
B: James Sicily (Hawthorn) Callum Wilkie (St Kilda) Tom Stewart (Geelong)
HB: Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) Darcy Moore (Collingwood) Dan Houston (Port Adelaide)
C: Errol Gulden (Sydney) Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) (vice-captain) Josh Daicos (Collingwood)
HF: Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) Taylor Walker (Adelaide) Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
F: Charlie Cameron (Brisbane Lions) Charlie Curnow (Carlton) Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney) (captain)
Foll: Tim English (Western Bulldogs) Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Int: Jordan Dawson (Adelaide) Nick Larkey (North Melbourne) Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
Coach: Craig McRae (Collingwood)

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

References

  1. ^ a b McGowan, Marc; Vinall, Marnie (28 August 2023). "New breed among All-Aus contenders; Demons' ACL fears confirmed; Hawks, Dons AFLW hope". theage.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ Whiting, Michael (28 August 2023). "AA SQUAD REVEALED: Five Pies in, stars miss, young guns named". Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Max Gawn misses extended All-Australian squad". espn.com.au. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ Schmook, Nathan (30 August 2023). "All-Australian team: Toby captain, 12 new faces named". Australian Football League. Retrieved 30 August 2023.