2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team

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.

2022 AFL Women's season 6
All-Australian team
Date5 April 2022
VenueCrown Melbourne
Hosted bySarah Jones
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Footy
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Selection panel

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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

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The initial 40-woman All-Australian squad was announced on 30 March. ‹See Tfd›Melbourne had the most players selected in the initial squad with seven, with players from grand finalists ‹See Tfd›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]

Club Total Player(s)
‹See Tfd›Adelaide 6 Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard, Eloise Jones, Ebony Marinoff, Erin Phillips, Ashleigh Woodland
Brisbane 4 Emily Bates, Greta Bodey, Nat Grider, Orla O'Dwyer
‹See Tfd›Carlton 3 Kerryn Harrington, Mimi Hill, Breann Moody
‹See Tfd›Collingwood 2 Jaimee Lambert, Ruby Schleicher
‹See Tfd›Fremantle 3 Ebony Antonio, Kiara Bowers, Hayley Miller
‹See Tfd›Geelong 2 Amy McDonald, Maddy McMahon
‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 1 Tara Bohanna
‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 1 Cora Staunton
‹See Tfd›Melbourne 7 Libby Birch, Tyla Hanks, Tayla Harris, Shelley Heath, Kate Hore, Daisy Pearce, Lauren Pearce
‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 3 Jasmine Garner, Emma Kearney, Ash Riddell
‹See Tfd›Richmond 3 Katie Brennan, Monique Conti, Rebecca Miller
‹See Tfd›St Kilda 1 Tilly Lucas-Rodd
‹See Tfd›West Coast 1 Emma Swanson
‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 3 Ellie Blackburn, Kirsty Lamb, Bonnie Toogood

Final team

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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 ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney achieving selection for the sixth consecutive year. Kearney was announced as the All-Australian captain and ‹See Tfd›Fremantle captain Hayley Miller was announced as the vice-captain.[3][4][5]

2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team
B: Ruby Schleicher (‹See Tfd›Collingwood) Libby Birch (‹See Tfd›Melbourne)  
HB: Sarah Allan (‹See Tfd›Adelaide) Nat Grider (Brisbane) Emma Kearney (‹See Tfd›North Melbourne) (captain)
C: Orla O'Dwyer (Brisbane) Emily Bates (Brisbane) Anne Hatchard (‹See Tfd›Adelaide)
HF: Hayley Miller (‹See Tfd›Fremantle) (vice-captain) Katie Brennan (‹See Tfd›Richmond) Daisy Pearce (‹See Tfd›Melbourne)
F: Ashleigh Woodland (‹See Tfd›Adelaide) Tayla Harris (‹See Tfd›Melbourne)  
Foll: Lauren Pearce (‹See Tfd›Melbourne) Ebony Marinoff (‹See Tfd›Adelaide) Ash Riddell (‹See Tfd›North Melbourne)
Int: Jasmine Garner (‹See Tfd›North Melbourne) Jaimee Lambert (‹See Tfd›Collingwood) Monique Conti (‹See Tfd›Richmond)
Kirsty Lamb (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs) Kerryn Harrington (‹See Tfd›Carlton)  
Coach: Matthew Clarke (‹See Tfd›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

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  1. ^ a b "All-Australian squad: Demons, Crows dominate, stars miss out". womens.afl. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Bastiani, Gemma (5 April 2022). "REVEALED: Who made the 2022 AFLW All-Australian team?". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Smart, Nick (5 April 2022). "AFLW Awards 2022: Emma Kearney wins historic sixth All-Australian berth". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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