| 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 April 2022 |
| Venue | Crown Melbourne |
| Hosted by | Sarah Jones |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Footy |
The 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team represents the best-performed players of 2022 AFL Women's season 6. The team was announced on 5 April 2022 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 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team consisted of chairwoman Nicole Livingstone, Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Brad Scott, Sam Virgo, Narelle Smith, Kelli Underwood, Sarah Black, Megan Waters and Tim Harrington.[1][2]
Initial squad
The initial 40-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 30 March. Melbourne had the most players selected in the initial squad with seven, with players from grand finalists Adelaide and Melbourne making up one-third of the squad, and every team had at least one representative. Eleven players from the 2021 team were among those selected.[1][2]
Final team
The final team was announced on 5 April. Grand finalists Adelaide and Melbourne had the most selections with four, with nine teams represented overall. Five players achieved selection for the first time, while seven players from the 2021 team were selected, with North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney achieving selection for the sixth consecutive year. Kearney was announced as the All-Australian captain and Fremantle captain Hayley Miller was announced as the vice-captain.[3][4][5]
| B: | Ruby Schleicher (Collingwood) | Libby Birch (Melbourne) | |
| HB: | Sarah Allan (Adelaide) | Nat Grider (Brisbane) | Emma Kearney (North Melbourne) (captain) |
| C: | Orla O'Dwyer (Brisbane) | Emily Bates (Brisbane) | Anne Hatchard (Adelaide) |
| HF: | Hayley Miller (Fremantle) (vice-captain) | Katie Brennan (Richmond) | Daisy Pearce (Melbourne) |
| F: | Ashleigh Woodland (Adelaide) | Tayla Harris (Melbourne) | |
| Foll: | Lauren Pearce (Melbourne) | Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) | Ash Riddell (North Melbourne) |
| Int: | Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) | Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood) | Monique Conti (Richmond) |
| Kirsty Lamb (Western Bulldogs) | Kerryn Harrington (Carlton) | ||
| Coach: | Matthew Clarke (Adelaide) | ||
Note: the position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team.
References
- 1 2 "All-Australian squad: Demons, Crows dominate, stars miss out". womens.afl. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- 1 2 Cotton, Ben (30 March 2022). "Pearce caps off remarkable comeback; star pushing for record feat: AFLW's All-Australian squad revealed". Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Bastiani, Gemma (5 April 2022). "REVEALED: Who made the 2022 AFLW All-Australian team?". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ Waterworth, Ben (5 April 2022). "Roos star's legend reaches new elite heights as full All-Australian team revealed". Fox Sports. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ Smart, Nick (5 April 2022). "AFLW Awards 2022: Emma Kearney wins historic sixth All-Australian berth". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 April 2022.