2016 All-Australian team


The 2016 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League players during the 2016 [AFL season|2016 season]. It was announced on 1 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 2016 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.

Team

Initial squad

The initial 40-man squad was announced on 29 August. Adelaide had the most nominations with six, while cross-town rivals and both had five nominations each. The two worst-performed teams during the season, and the, were the only clubs not to receive a nomination.
ClubTotalPlayer
6Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia
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2Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson
2Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar
0
1Lachie Neale
3Patrick Dangerfield, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood
1Tom Lynch
5Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw, Callan Ward
3Jack Gunston, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli
1Max Gawn
1Robbie Tarrant
1Jasper Pittard
2Dustin Martin, Alex Rance
1Jack Steven
5Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe
4Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey
2Marcus Bontempelli, Matthew Boyd

Final team

Minor premiers Sydney had the most selections with five. captain Joel Selwood was announced as the All-Australian captain, with Adelaide midfielder Rory Sloane announced as the vice-captain. The team saw nine players selected in an All-Australian side for the first time in their careers.
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.