2009 All-Australian team

August 2017 August 2017 The 2009 All-Australian team represents the best-performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2009 season. It was announced on 14 September as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. An initial squad of 40 players was previously announced on 1 September. The team is honorary and does not play any games. Selection panel The selection panel for the 2009 All-Australian team consisted of non-voting chairman Andrew Demetriou, Adrian Anderson, Kevin Bartlett, Gerard Healy, James Hird, Glen Jakovich, Mark Ricciuto and Robert Walls.Matt Burgan All Australian squad named http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84002/default.aspx AFL BigPond Network 1 September 2009 14 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090925075641/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/84002/default.aspx 25 September 2009 dead Team Initial squad A squad of 40 players, consisting of 12 defenders, 12 forwards and 16 midfielders/ruckmen was announced on 1 September. The top four teams after the home-and-away season provided 24 of the 40 players selected in the initial squad, with the bottom eight teams only providing seven players.Petrie, Andrea (2 September 2009) Flag contenders dominate All-Australian nominees Three clubs, , and , did not have any players nominated.Barrett, Damian (1 September 2009) Jason Akermanis and Simon Black miss All-Aus squadOctober 2026 medicmedic Controversial omissions from the squad include former Brownlow Medallists Simon Black and Jason Akermanis, as well as prolific midfielders Jobe Watson, Scott Thompson, Bryce Gibbs, Aaron Davey, Joel Corey and Daniel Cross. Dane Swan was surprisingly named as a forward despite playing mainly as a midfielder and only scoring 17 goals during the season.Sheahan Mike Selectors caught out of position on Dane Swan 1 September 2009 PerthNow http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,26014804-5014936,00.htmlOctober 2026 medicmedic 2009 All-Australian squad Defenders Craig Bolton () Corey Enright () Dustin Fletcher () Sam Gilbert () Brendon Goddard () Simon Goodwin () Ryan Hargrave () Brian Lake () Andrew Mackie () Nick Maxwell () Simon Prestigiacomo () Matthew Scarlett () Midfielders/Ruckmen Gary Ablett, Jr. () Jimmy Bartel () Matthew Boyd () Mitch Clark () Nick Dal Santo () Alan Didak () Lenny Hayes () Chris Judd () Hamish McIntosh () Leigh Montagna () Marc Murphy () Scott Pendlebury () Aaron Sandilands () Joel Selwood () Brad Sewell () Bernie Vince () Forwards Jonathan Brown () Paul Chapman () Leon Davis () Brendan Fevola () Lance Franklin () Adam Goodes () Steve Johnson () Mark LeCras () Stephen Milne () Jason Porplyzia () Nick Riewoldt () Dane Swan () Final team Nick Riewoldt was named as captain of the All-Australian team for the first time. The top two teams for the season, and , each had five players selected. Nine players were selected for the first time, with Matthew Scarlett and Simon Goodwin receiving their fifth respective selections.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-14/riewoldt-headlines-all-australian-line-up/1428790 Riewoldt headlines All Australian line-up 15 September 2009 The most controversial selections were the selection of pair Leon Davis and midfielder Dane Swan as forwards despite kicking only 34 and 18 goals, respectively, ahead of Mark LeCras, who kicked 58 goals for the season, and Jason Porplyzia, who kicked 52 goals.http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/le-cras-stiff-to-miss-selection-healy-20090915-fpl5.html Le Cras stiff to miss selection: Healy 16 September 2009 Tim Clarke 22 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021071826/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/le-cras-stiff-to-miss-selection-healy-20090915-fpl5.html 21 October 2012 dead dmy-all 2009 All-Australian team Corey Enright () Matthew Scarlett () Brian Lake () Simon Goodwin () Craig Bolton () Nick Maxwell () Leigh Montagna () Lenny Hayes () Joel Selwood () Paul Chapman () Nick Riewoldt () (captain) Dane Swan () Leon Davis () Brendan Fevola () Jonathan Brown () Aaron Sandilands () Chris Judd () (vice-captain) Gary Ablett Jr. () Matthew Boyd () Nick Dal Santo () Brendon Goddard () Adam Goodes () Mark Thompson () Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team. References All-Australian Team, 2009 All-Australian Team