2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team explained

2022 AFL Women's season 7
All-Australian team
Date:22 November 2022
Venue:Crown Melbourne
Host:Sarah Jones
Network:Fox Footy
Previous:2022 (S6)
Main:AFL Women's All-Australian team
Next:2023

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

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

The initial 42-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 8 November 2022. Minor premiers had the most players selected in the initial squad with six. Expansion teams, and were the only clubs to not have any players named.[2]

Bold Named in the final team
ClubTotalclass=unsortable Player(s)
align=center 4 Chelsea Biddell, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Randall
align=center 6 Ally Anderson, Greta Bodey, Nat Grider, Tahlia Hickie, Breanna Koenen, Jesse Wardlaw
align=center 2 Vaomua Laloifi, Breann Moody
align=center 3 Jordyn Allen, Lauren Butler, Chloe Molloy
align=center 2 Madison Prespakis, Bonnie Toogood
align=center 1 Kiara Bowers
align=center 4 Amy McDonald, Meg McDonald, Georgie Prespakis, Chloe Scheer
align=center 2 Charlie Rowbottom, Vivien Saad
align=center 1 Alyce Parker
align=center 0
align=center 4 Tayla Harris, Kate Hore, Karen Paxman, Olivia Purcell
align=center 3 Jenna Bruton, Jasmine Garner, Emma Kearney
align=center 0
align=center 4 Monique Conti, Ellie McKenzie, Eilish Sheerin, Courtney Wakefield
align=center 2 Bianca Jakobsson, Kate Shierlaw
align=center 0
align=center 1 Emma Swanson
align=center 3 Ellie Blackburn, Alice Edmonds, Katie Lynch

Final team

The final team was announced on 22 November 2022. 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 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]

Note: the position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 42-person AFLW All Australian squad named. womens.afl. 8 November 2022. 8 November 2022.
  2. News: Burt. Sarah. AFLW All-Australian squad: Brisbane Lions lead the way with six players, three teams snubbed. Seven News. 8 November 2022. 8 November 2022.
  3. News: Bastiani. Gemma. ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Seventh heaven for Roos star, 10 new faces. womens.afl. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022.
  4. News: Waterworth. Ben. Seventh heaven: Star's freak streak continues as AFLW All-Aus team, shock Rising Star revealed. Fox Sports. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022.
  5. News: Australian Associated Press. Emma Kearney extends AFLW All-Australian run to seven. ESPN. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022.
  6. News: O'Halloran. Kate. Brisbane Lion Ally Anderson wins AFLW best and fairest, Hannah Ewings named rising star. ABC News. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022.