The 2017 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2017 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 2017 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Andrew Dillon, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Chris Johnson, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
Team
Initial squad
The initial 40-man All-Australian squad was announced on 28 August. Minor premiers Adelaide had the most selections with eight, while Fremantle and Gold Coast were the only clubs not to have a single player nominated in the squad.
Final team
Adelaide, Essendon and West Coast each had the most selections with three. Richmond defender Alex Rance was announced as the All-Australian captain, with West Coast forward Josh Kennedy announced as vice-captain. The team saw twelve players selected in an All-Australian team for the first time in their careers, with twelve clubs represented.
| B: | Michael Hibberd (Melbourne) | Alex Rance (Richmond) (captain) | Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) |
| HB: | Rory Laird (Adelaide) | Michael Hurley (Essendon) | Sam Docherty (Carlton) |
| C: | Josh Kelly (Greater Western Sydney) | Dustin Martin (Richmond) | Zach Merrett (Essendon) |
| HF: | Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) | Lance Franklin (Sydney) | Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) |
| F: | Joe Daniher (Essendon) | Josh Kennedy (West Coast) (vice-captain) | Eddie Betts (Adelaide) |
| Foll: | Paddy Ryder (Port Adelaide) | Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) | Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn) |
| Int: | Matt Crouch (Adelaide) | Elliot Yeo (West Coast) | Joel Selwood (Geelong) |
| Dylan Shiel (Greater Western Sydney) | | ||
| Coach: | Damien Hardwick (Richmond) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
References
- ^ "2017 Virgin Australia AFL All Australian Team Named". afl.com.au. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Schmook, Nathan (28 August 2017). "Crows dominate 2017 All Australian squad". afl.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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| ← 2016 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2018 → | |
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