2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team
| 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Toyota |
| Date | 27 April 2020 |
| Country | Australia |
The 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team represents the best-performed players of the 2020 AFL Women's season. It was announced on 27 April 2020 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 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team consisted of chairwoman Nicole Livingstone, Steve Hocking, Josh Vanderloo, Kelli Underwood, Sarah Black, Tim Harrington, Shelley Ware and Sharelle McMahon.[1][2]
Initial squad
The initial 40-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 3 April. Collingwood had the most players selected in the initial squad with five, and every team had at least one representative. Eleven players from the 2019 team were among those selected.[1][2][3]
| Club | Total | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 3 | Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff |
| Brisbane | 4 | Emily Bates, Sophie Conway, Kate Lutkins, Jesse Wardlaw |
| Carlton | 4 | Georgia Gee, Kerryn Harrington, Tayla Harris, Madison Prespakis |
| Collingwood | 5 | Brittany Bonnici, Brianna Davey, Jaimee Lambert, Sharni Layton, Stacey Livingstone |
| Fremantle | 4 | Sabreena Duffy, Gemma Houghton
|
| Geelong | 1 | Olivia Purcell |
| Gold Coast | 3 | Kalinda Howarth, Jade Pregelj, Jamie Stanton |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2 | Elle Bennetts, Alyce Parker |
| Melbourne | 4 | Karen Paxman, Daisy Pearce
|
| North Melbourne | 4 | Emma Kearney, Ash Riddell
|
| Richmond | 1 | Monique Conti |
| St Kilda | 2 | Caitlin Greiser, Georgia Patrikios |
| West Coast | 1 | Dana Hooker |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | Ellie Blackburn, Isabel Huntington |
Final team
The final team was announced on 27 April. Finalists
| B: | Sarah Allan (Adelaide) | Kate Lutkins (Brisbane) | |
| HB: | Kerryn Harrington (Carlton) | Libby Birch (Melbourne) | Isabel Huntington (Western Bulldogs) |
| C: | Emma Kearney (North Melbourne ) (vice-captain)
|
Kiara Bowers (Fremantle) | Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood) |
| HF: | Olivia Purcell (Geelong) | Gemma Houghton (Fremantle) | Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) |
| F: | Caitlin Greiser (St Kilda) | Kate Hore (Melbourne) | |
| Foll: | Sharni Layton (Collingwood) | Karen Paxman (Melbourne ) (captain)
|
Madison Prespakis (Carlton) |
| Int: | Kalinda Howarth (Gold Coast) | Alyce Parker (Greater Western Sydney) | Tayla Harris (Carlton) |
| Ash Riddell (North Melbourne) | Anne Hatchard (Adelaide) | | |
| Coach: | |||
Note: the position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team; as no premiership was awarded in 2020, the coach position was not awarded.
References
- ^ a b Black, Sarah (3 April 2020). "REVEALED: Magpies lead the way in All-Australian squad". womens.afl. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b "AFLW statement: 2020 AFLW All-Australian Squad". womens.afl. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Negrepontis, Nic (3 April 2020). "Official 2020 AFLW All-Australian squad revealed". SEN. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Statement: 2020 Toyota AFL Women's All-Australian Team announced". womens.afl. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Laughton, Max (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 28 April 2020.