2013 All-Australian team

The 2013 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2013 season. It was announced on 16 September as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-16/all-australian-as-it-happens|title=Selwood leads the way as new faces fill All Australian team|date=16 September 2013 }} The team is honorary and does not play any games.

Selection panel

The selection panel for the 2013 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Andrew Demetriou, Mark Evans, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Mark Ricciuto and Cameron Ling.

Team

=Initial squad=

At the conclusion of the 2013 AFL home and away season, a provisional squad of 40 players was chosen. The most controversial omissions were Tom Liberatore, who led the league for clearances, Steve Johnson and Pearce Hanley, as well as no selections from finalists {{AFL Ric}} or {{AFL Car}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tigers-blues-miss-allaustralian-nod-20130903-2t30d.html#ixzz2eppEbyoV|title=Tigers, Blues miss All-Australian nod|date=4 September 2013|first1=Jon |last1=Pierik |first2=Matt |last2=Murnane |location=Melbourne |work=The Age}} 25 players in the squad had not previously been selected in an All-Australian team.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/plenty-of-cats-hawks-swans-and-dockers-but-no-richmond-or-carlton-players-in-2013-all-australian-squad/story-fndv8t7m-1226709960126|title=Plenty of Cats, Hawks, Swans and Dockers but no Richmond or Carlton players in 2013 All-Australian squad|first1=Grant|last1=Baker|first2=Al|last2=Paton|work=Herald Sun|date=3 September 2013|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-date=11 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911050531/http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/plenty-of-cats-hawks-swans-and-dockers-but-no-richmond-or-carlton-players-in-2013-all-australian-squad/story-fndv8t7m-1226709960126|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable sortable" ! Club ! Total ! class=unsortable \| Player(s)
{{AFL Ade}}	align=center \| 2	Patrick Dangerfield, Richard Douglas
{{AFL BL}}	align=center \| 0
{{AFL Car}}	align=center \| 0
{{AFL Col}}	align=center \| 3	Travis Cloke, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan
{{AFL Ess}}	align=center \| 1	Jobe Watson
{{AFL Fre}}	align=center \| 5	Nathan Fyfe, Michael Johnson, Chris Mayne, David Mundy, Michael Walters
{{AFL Gee}}	align=center \| 5	Corey Enright, Andrew Mackie, Steven Motlop, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor
{{AFL GC}}	align=center \| 1	Gary Ablett Jr.
{{AFL GWS}}	align=center \| 1	Jeremy Cameron
{{AFL Haw}}	align=center \| 5	Lance Franklin, Josh Gibson, Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell, Jarryd Roughead
{{AFL Mel}}	align=center \| 0
{{AFL NM}}	align=center \| 4	Todd Goldstein, Lindsay Thomas, Scott Thompson, Daniel Wells
{{AFL PA}}	align=center \| 2	Travis Boak, Chad Wingard
{{AFL Ric}}	align=center \| 0
{{AFL StK}}	align=center \| 2	Nick Riewoldt, Jack Steven
{{AFL Syd}}	align=center \| 5	Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Malceski
{{AFL WC}}	align=center \| 2	Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie
{{AFL WB}}	align=center \| 2	Ryan Griffen, Will Minson

=Final team=

{{AFL Gee}} had the most selections, with four players. Geelong captain Joel Selwood was announced as the All-Australian captain and {{AFL GC}} star Gary Ablett Jr. was announced as vice-captain.

{{Aussie rules team | title = 2013 All-Australian team

| backpocket1 = Corey Enright ({{AFL Gee}})

| fullback = Scott Thompson ({{AFL NM}})

| backpocket2 = Michael Johnson ({{AFL Fre}})

| halfbackflank1 = Jarrad McVeigh ({{AFL Syd}})

| centrehalfback = Harry Taylor ({{AFL Gee}})

| halfbackflank2 = Sam Mitchell ({{AFL Haw}})

| wing1 = Ryan Griffen ({{AFL WB}})

| centre = Joel Selwood ({{AFL Gee}}) (captain)

| wing2 = Scott Pendlebury ({{AFL Col}})

| halfforwardflank1 = Patrick Dangerfield ({{AFL Ade}})

| centrehalfforward = Travis Cloke ({{AFL Col}})

| halfforwardflank2 = Kieren Jack ({{AFL Syd}})

| forwardpocket1 = Jarryd Roughead ({{AFL Haw}})

| fullforward = Jeremy Cameron ({{AFL GWS}})

| forwardpocket2 = Chad Wingard ({{AFL|PA}})

| ruck = Will Minson ({{AFL WB}})

| ruckrover = Dane Swan ({{AFL Col}})

| rover = Gary Ablett Jr. ({{AFL GC}}) (vice-captain)

| interchange1 = Travis Boak ({{AFL|PA}})

| interchange2 = Dan Hannebery ({{AFL Syd}})

| interchange3 = Jobe Watson ({{AFL Ess}})

| interchange4 = Andrew Mackie ({{AFL Gee}})

| interchange5 =

| interchange6 =

| coach = Alastair Clarkson ({{AFL Haw}})

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Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.

References

All-Australian team

All-Australian Team