The 2016 Virgin Australia All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2016 season. It was announced on 1 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 2016 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 29 August. Adelaide had the most nominations with six, while cross-town rivals and both had five nominations each. The two worst-performed teams during the season, and the , were the only clubs not to receive a nomination.
Club Total Player(s) 6 Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia 0 2 Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson 2 Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar 0 1 Lachie Neale 3 Patrick Dangerfield, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood 1 Tom Lynch 5 Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw, Callan Ward 3 Jack Gunston, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli 1 Max Gawn 1 Robbie Tarrant 1 Jasper Pittard 2 Dustin Martin, Alex Rance 1 Jack Steven 5 Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe 4 Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey 2 Marcus Bontempelli, Matthew Boyd
Final team Minor premiers Sydney had the most selections with five. captain Joel Selwood was announced as the All-Australian captain, with Adelaide midfielder Rory Sloane announced as the vice-captain. The team saw nine 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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