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2008 All-Australian team
The 2008 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2008 season. The selection panel 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 15 September. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection panel
The selection panel for the 2008 All-Australian team consisted of non-voting chairman Andrew Demetriou, Adrian Anderson, Robert Walls, Gerard Healy, Mark Bickley, Glen Jakovich, Rod Austin and Kevin Bartlett.
Team
Initial squad
The 40-man squad was announced on 3 September, with ten players named.
| 2008 All-Australian squad | Defenders | Midfielders/Ruckmen | Forwards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bock () | Corey Enright () | Luke Hodge () | Tom Harley () | ||||
| Samuel Fisher () | Max Hudghton () | Andrew Mackie () | Luke McPharlin () | ||||
| Dale Morris () | Daniel Pratt () | Darren Milburn () | Matthew Scarlett () | ||||
| Gary Ablett Jr. () | Jimmy Bartel () | Joel Corey () | Adam Cooney () | ||||
| Brett Deledio () | Dean Cox () | Brett Kirk () | Matthew Richardson () | ||||
| Chris Judd () | Lenny Hayes () | Daniel Cross () | Aaron Sandilands () | ||||
| Simon Black () | Joel Selwood () | Drew Petrie () | Sam Mitchell () | ||||
| Jonathan Brown () | Daniel Motlop () | Lance Franklin () | Brent Harvey () | ||||
| Robert Murphy () | Steve Johnson () | Brendan Fevola () | Daniel Bradshaw () | ||||
| Paul Medhurst () | Matthew Pavlich () | Ryan O'Keefe () | Nick Riewoldt () |
Final team
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
The 2008 All-Australian umpire was also awarded, with that honour going to Brett Rosebury.
References
References
- Edmund, Sam. (16 September 2008). "Cats dominate All-Australian team for second year running". [[Herald Sun]].
- (3 September 2008). "Cats dominate initial All-Australian squad".
- Burgan, Matt. (15 September 2008). "Geelong's All-Australian night". AFL BigPond Network.
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