The Swans supplied five players with three each from the Geelong and the Adelaide with 18 of the 22 men men selected contesting the upcoming finals series.

Just four players represented three non-finalist clubs as part of the team picked.

Geelong Cats captain Joel Selwood was named as All Australian captain for the third season, having previously being given the honour in 2013 and 2014, while the Adelaide Crows’ Rory Sloane was named as his vice-captain.

The 2016 AFL All Australian Team:

Dane Rampe (Syd)    Alex Rance (Rich)    Jeremy McGovern (WCoast)

Heath Shaw (GWS)    Daniel Talia (Adel)    Corey Enright (Geel)

Dan Hannebery (Syd)    Josh Kennedy (Syd)    Rory Sloane (v-capt, Adel)

Toby Greene (GWS)    Lance Franklin (Syd)    Cyril Rioli (Haw)

Eddie Betts (Adel Crows)    Josh Kennedy (WCoast)    Tom Lynch (GC Suns)

Max Gawn (Melb)    Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)    Joel Selwood (capt, Geel)

Interchange: – Marcus Bontempelli (WBull)    Matthew Boyd (WBull)    

Dustin Martin (Rich)    Luke Parker (Syd)

Seven players retained their spots from the 22 players named in the 2015 Virgin Australia AFL All Australian team – Betts, Dangerfield, Hannebery, West Coast’s Kennedy, Rance, Rioli and Shaw, while Enright and Franklin were each picked for their sixth All Australian honour – the most of any players in the side.

Enright, who turns 35 later this month, is the third-oldest player to have been picked for an official All Australian side, behind only Michael Tuck (37 when selected in 1990) and Malcolm Blight (35 when selected in 1985).