2008 All-Australian Team

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The 2008 Australian rules football All-Australian selection committee provided the 40 leading players of the year in their playing positions at the conclusion of the home and away season before announcing the final 22 during the All Australian Presentation Dinner on September 15, 2008. .

Contents

Selectors

The 2008 All-Australian selection panel was Adrian Anderson, Robert Walls, Gerard Healy, Mark Bickley, Glen Jakovich, Rod Austin, Kevin Bartlett and Andrew Demetriou (Non-voting chairman).[1]

Initial Squad

Final Team

2008 All-Australian Team
B: Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) Tom Harley (Geelong) (Vice-captain)
HB: Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) Nathan Bock (Adelaide) Samuel Fisher (St Kilda)
C: Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) Joel Corey (Geelong) Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
HF: Steve Johnson (Geelong) Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
F: Brendan Fevola (Carlton) Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) Paul Medhurst (Collingwood)
Foll: Dean Cox (West Coast) Chris Judd (Carlton) (Captain) Gary Ablett, Jr. (Geelong)
Int: Corey Enright (Geelong) Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle)
Matthew Richardson (Richmond)
Coach: Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn)

The 2008 All-Australian umpire was also awarded, with that honour going to Brett Rosebury.[2]

References

  1. ^ Edmund, Sam (2008-09-16). "Cats dominate All-Australian team for second year running". Herald Sun. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
  2. ^ Burgan, Matt (2008-09-15). "Geelong's All-Australian night". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
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