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The established stars of the AFL competition have dominated selection in the team of the year with just seven new players nominated for All Australian selection for the first time tonight in the 2010 Four’N Twenty All Australian Team.

The top four teams of the premiership season – Collingwood, the Geelong Cats, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs – dominated the team with a combined 14 players between them, reflecting the success of the best teams in the competition in 2010. Just four players in Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt, West Coast small forward Mark Le Cras and Melbourne pair James Frawley and Mark Jamar were selected from sides that missed the 2010 finals series.

A total of 10 players – Gary Ablett, Paul Chapman, Corey Enright, Brendon Goddard, Chris Judd, Brian Lake, Leigh Montagna, Aaron Sandilands, Joel Selwood and Dane Swan – retained their places from the 2009 side with Judd winning selection for the fifth time in his career as the most-capped member of the side.

Hawthorn’s Luke Hodge was named as All Australian captain for the first time with Gary Ablett as his deputy. Ablett has now won selection for the last four consecutive years, the best record of any current player in the competition, while teammate Corey Enright and Fremantle’s Aaron Sandilands have both won selection for the last three consecutive years.

The team was:

James Frawley (Melbourne) Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs) Corey Enright (Geelong Cats)



Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) Harry Taylor (Geelong Cats) Harry O’Brien (Collingwood)



Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) Luke Hodge (Hawthorn, captain) Joel Selwood (Geelong Cats)



Alan Didak (Collingwood) Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) Paul Chapman (Geelong Cats)



Barry Hall (Western Bulldogs) Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) Mark Le Cras (West Coast)



Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) Dane Swan (Collingwood) Gary Ablett (Geelong, vice-captain)

Interchange

Mark Jamar (Melbourne)

Steve Johnson (Geelong Cats)

Chris Judd (Carlton)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)

Patties Foods Limited Managing Director Greg Bourke congratulated the players, and the selectors, for doing an outstanding job.

“All Australian selection is right up there as one of our game’s highest achievements. Congratulations to those who have made the 2010 Four'N Twenty All Australian team. Their magnificent efforts throughout the year have earned them this prestigious accolade.

“And well done to the selectors who have done a great job – it’s hard work to select the very best of the best”, Mr Bourke said.

The All Australian selection panel is: Andrew Demetriou (chairman), Adrian Anderson, Kevin Bartlett, Gerard Healy, James Hird, Glen Jakovich, Mark Ricciuto and Robert Walls.

The key details on the 2010 team members is as follows:

James Frawley, Melbourne. Never Previously selected. 21 games in 2010. 234 kicks, 123 marks, 157 handballs, averaging 11.1 kicks, 5.9 marks, 7.5 handballs. One Goal One Behind. 10 Clearances, 21 Inside 50m, 102 Rebound 50m (third in the AFL).



Brian Lake, Western Bulldogs. Previously selected 2009. 22 games in 2010. 316 kicks, 218 marks (first in the AFL), 162 handballs, averaging 14.4 kicks, 9.9 marks, 7.4 handballs. 10 Goals Six Behinds. One Clearances, 28 Inside 50m, 93 Rebound 50m (sixth in the AFL).



Corey Enright, Geelong Cats. Previously selected 2008, 2009. 21 games in 2010. 329 kicks (sixth in the AFL), 124 marks, 198 handballs, averaging 15.7 kicks, 5.9 marks, 9.4 handballs. One Goal One Behinds. 19 Clearances, 34 Inside 50m, 85 Rebound 50m.



Brendon Goddard, St Kilda. Previously selected 2009. 21 games in 2010. 306 kicks, 150 marks (seventh in the AFL), 303 handballs (tenth in the AFL), averaging 14.6 kicks, 7.1 marks, 14.4 handballs. 20 Goals Eight Behinds. 70 Clearances, 84 Inside 50m, 56 Rebound 50m.



Harry Taylor, Geelong Cats. Never Previously selected. 20 games in 2010. 168 kicks, 144 marks, 180 handballs, averaging 8.4 kicks, 7.2 marks, 9.0 handballs. Two Goals Three Behinds. Three Clearances, 15 Inside 50m, 75 Rebound 50m.



Harry O’Brien, Collingwood. Never Previously selected. 22 games in 2010. 225 kicks, 86 marks, 124 handballs, averaging 10.2 kicks, 3.9 marks, 5.6 handballs. Four Goals Four Behinds. Six Clearances, 35 Inside 50m, 70 Rebound 50m.



Leigh Montagna, St Kilda. Previously selected 2009. 22 games in 2010. 378 kicks (second in the AFL), 103 marks, 275 handballs, averaging 17.2 kicks, 4.7 marks, 12.5 handballs. 17 Goals 15 Behinds. 102 Clearances, 112 Inside 50m (first in the AFL), 36 Rebound 50m.



Luke Hodge, Hawthorn. Previously selected 2005, 2008. 21 games in 2010. 324 kicks (seventh in the AFL), 85 marks, 207 handballs, averaging 15.4 kicks, 4.0 marks, 9.9 handballs. 15 Goals 11 Behinds. 102 Clearances (tenth in the AFL), 96 Inside 50m, 57 Rebound 50m.



Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats. Previously selected 2009. 21 games in 2010. 253 kicks, 100 marks, 351 handballs (fifth in the AFL), averaging 12.0 kicks, 4.8 marks, 16.7 handballs. Eight Goals Seven Behinds. 105 Clearances (ninth in the AFL), 98 Inside 50m, 38 Rebound 50m.



Alan Didak, Collingwood. Previously selected 2006. 20 games in 2010. 300 kicks, 84 marks, 204 handballs, averaging 15.0 kicks, 4.2 marks, 10.2 handballs. 35 Goals 17 Behinds. 61 Clearances, 96 Inside 50m, 20 Rebound 50m.



Lance Franklin, Hawthorn. Previously selected 2008. 17 games in 2010. 196 kicks, 93 marks, 111 handballs, averaging 11.5 kicks, 5.5 marks, 6.5 handballs. 62 Goals (fourth in the AFL) 42 Behinds. Nine Clearances, 52 Inside 50m, Seven Rebound 50m.



Paul Chapman, Geelong Cats. Previously selected 2009. 21 games in 2010. 362 kicks (third in the AFL), 118 marks, 236 handballs, averaging 17.2 kicks, 5.6 marks, 11.2 handballs. 21 Goals 14 Behinds. 68 Clearances, 108 Inside 50m (sixth in the AFL), 53 Rebound 50m.



Barry Hall, Western Bulldogs. Previously selected 2004, 2005, 2006. 21 games in 2010. 170 kicks, 129 marks, 71 handballs, averaging 8.1 kicks, 6.1 marks, 3.4 handballs. 73 Goals (second in the AFL) 31 Behinds. Six Clearances, 32 Inside 50m, Zero Rebound 50m.



Jack Riewoldt, Richmond. Never Previously selected. 22 games in 2010. 219 kicks, 123 marks, 37 handballs, averaging 10.0 kicks, 5.6 marks, 1.7 handballs. 78 Goals (first in the AFL) 39 Behinds. 10 Clearances, 41 Inside 50m, One Rebound 50m.



Mark Le Cras, West Coast. Never Previously selected. 21 games in 2010. 213 kicks, 97 marks, 73 handballs, averaging 10.1 kicks, 4.6 marks, 3.5 handballs. 63 Goals (third in the AFL) 24 Behinds. 20 Clearances, 56 Inside 50m, Seven Rebound 50m.



Aaron Sandilands, Fremantle. Previously selected 2008, 2009. 19 games in 2010. 113 kicks, 83 marks, 208 handballs, averaging 5.9 kicks, 4.4 marks, 10.9 handballs. 686 hit outs (first in the AFL) averaging 36.1. 12 Goals Five Behinds. 82 Clearances, 45 Inside 50m, 23 Rebound 50m.



Dane Swan, Collingwood. Previously selected 2009. 22 games in 2010. 418 kicks (first in the AFL), 124 marks, 283 handballs, averaging 19.0 kicks, 5.6 marks, 12.9 handballs. 18 Goals 22 Behinds. 116 Clearances (fifth in the AFL), 108 Inside 50m (fifth in the AFL), 52 Rebound 50m.



Gary Ablett, Geelong Cats. Previously selected 2007, 2008, 2009. 21 games in 2010. 300 kicks, 97 marks, 359 handballs (fourth in the AFL), averaging 14.3 kicks, 4.6 marks, 17.1 handballs. 44 Goals 23 Behinds. 107 Clearances (eighth in the AFL), 101 Inside 50m (tenth in the AFL), 27 Rebound 50m.



Mark Jamar, Melbourne. Never Previously selected. 22 games in 2010. 66 kicks, 69 marks, 207 handballs, averaging 3.0 kicks, 3.1 marks, 9.4 handballs. 643 hit outs (second in the AFL) averaging 29.2 12 Goals Four Behinds. 65 Clearances, 12 Inside 50m, Eight Rebound 50m.



Steve Johnson, Geelong Cats. Previously selected 2007, 2008. 19 games in 2010. 240 kicks, 95 marks, 104 handballs, averaging 12.6 kicks, 5.0 marks, 5.5 handballs. 57 Goals (fifth in the AFL) 32 Behinds. 22 Clearances, 63 Inside 50m, 11 Rebound 50m.



Chris Judd, Carlton. Previously selected 2004, 2006, 2008 (captain), 2009. 19 games in 2010. 274 kicks, 58 marks, 236 handballs, averaging 14.4 kicks, 3.1 marks, 12.4 handballs. 14 Goals Nine Behinds. 122 Clearances (third in the AFL), 100 Inside 50m, 39 Rebound 50m.



Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood. Never Previously selected. 22 games in 2010. 284 kicks, 101 marks, 305 handballs (eighth in the AFL), averaging 12.9 kicks, 4.6 marks, 13.9 handballs. 13 Goals 13 Behinds. 79 Clearances, 77 Inside 50m, 27 Rebound 50m.