2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team
| 2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 November 2022 |
| Venue | Crown Melbourne |
| Hosted by | Sarah Jones |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Footy |
The 2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team represents the best-performed players of 2022 AFL Women's season 7. The team was announced on 22 November 2022 as a complete women's Australian rules football team of 21 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection panel[edit]
The selection panel for the AFL Women's season seven All-Australian team consisted of chairwoman Nicole Livingstone, Sarah Black, Sam Virgo, Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Kelli Underwood, Megan Waters, Narelle Smith and Tim Harrington.[1]
Initial squad[edit]
The initial 42-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 8 November 2022. Minor premiers Brisbane had the most players selected in the initial squad with six. Expansion teams Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney were the only clubs to not have any players named.[2]
| Bold | Named in the final team |
Final team[edit]
The final team was announced on 22 November 2022. Adelaide and Brisbane had the most selections with four each, with nine teams represented overall. Ten players achieved selection for the first time, while six players from the 2022 team were selected, with North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney achieving selection for the seventh consecutive year. North Melbourne midfielder Jasmine Garner was named as All-Australian captain, while Brisbane captain Breanna Koenen was named as vice-captain.[3][4][5] Brisbane midfielder Ally Anderson, who won the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 best and fairest award, became the first AFLW player to win the league best and fairest award but miss All-Australian selection in the same season.[6]
| B: | Chelsea Biddell (Adelaide) | Breanna Koenen (Brisbane) (vice-captain) | |
| HB: | Eilish Sheerin (Richmond) | Katie Lynch (Western Bulldogs) | Emma Kearney (North Melbourne) |
| C: | Anne Hatchard (Adelaide) | Monique Conti (Richmond) | Georgie Prespakis (Geelong) |
| HF: | Kate Hore (Melbourne) | Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane) | Madison Prespakis (Essendon) |
| F: | Courtney Wakefield (Richmond) | Chloe Scheer (Geelong) | |
| Foll: | Breann Moody (Carlton) | Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) (captain) | Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) |
| Int: | Olivia Purcell (Melbourne) | Nat Grider (Brisbane) | Amy McDonald (Geelong) |
| Chelsea Randall (Adelaide) | Greta Bodey (Brisbane) | ||
| Coach: | Mick Stinear (Melbourne) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team.
References[edit]
- ^ "42-person AFLW All Australian squad named". womens.afl. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Burt, Sarah (8 November 2022). "AFLW All-Australian squad: Brisbane Lions lead the way with six players, three teams snubbed". Seven News. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Bastiani, Gemma (22 November 2022). "ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Seventh heaven for Roos star, 10 new faces". womens.afl. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (22 November 2022). "Seventh heaven: Star's freak streak continues as AFLW All-Aus team, shock Rising Star revealed". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (22 November 2022). "Emma Kearney extends AFLW All-Australian run to seven". ESPN. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ O'Halloran, Kate (22 November 2022). "Brisbane Lion Ally Anderson wins AFLW best and fairest, Hannah Ewings named rising star". ABC News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.