The 2015 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2015 season. It was announced on 22 September as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
Selection panel The selection panel for the 2015 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Mark Evans, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
Team
Initial squad The initial 40-man squad was announced on 8 September. For the first time since 2006, neither Lance Franklin nor received a nomination.
Club Total Player(s) 4 Eddie Betts, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker 0 0 2 Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan 1 Michael Hurley 5 Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill, Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Lachie Neale 0 0 2 Jeremy Cameron, Heath Shaw 6 Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli 0 2 Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins 2 Robbie Gray, Chad Wingard 4 Brett Deledio, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt 0 2 Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy 5 Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Nic Naitanui, Matt Priddis 5 Matthew Boyd, Luke Dahlhaus, Robert Murphy, Jake Stringer, Easton Wood
Final team , , and the had the most selections, with three each. Western Bulldogs captain Robert Murphy was announced as the All-Australian captain, with West Coast forward Josh Kennedy announced as vice-captain. The team saw eleven players selected in an All-Australian side for the first time in their careers.
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.
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