2013 All-Australian team


The 2013 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League players during the 2013 season. It was announced on Monday, 16 September 2013, as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players, with 's Joel Selwood named captain and 's Gary Ablett Jr. named the vice-captain. The team is honorary and does not play any games.

Selection process

The selection panel for the 2013 All-Australian team consisted of chairman Andrew Demetriou, Mark Evans, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Mark Ricciuto and Cameron Ling.

Team

Geelong had the most selections, with four players. Geelong captain, Joel Selwood, was announced as the All-Australian captain, with Gold Coast star, Gary Ablett Jr., announced as the vice-captain.
Note: the position of coach in the All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership team.

Initial squad

At the conclusion of the 2013 AFL home and away season, a provisional squad of 40 players was chosen. The most controversial omissions were Tom Liberatore, who led the league for clearances, Steve Johnson and Pearce Hanley, as well as no selections from finalists Richmond or Carlton. 25 players in the squad had not previously been selected in an All-Australian team.