The 2008 Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 All-Australian

All-Australian Team

The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including interchange players and a coach, of the best performed during the season....

selection committee provided the 40 leading players of the year in their playing positions at the conclusion of the home and away season before announcing the final 22 during the All Australian Presentation Dinner on 15 September 2008. .

Selectors

The 2008 All-Australian selection panel was Adrian Anderson, Robert Walls

Robert Walls

Robert Walls is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who now works primarily as a television commentator and newspaper columnist on the sport. On 22 June 2006 he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.- Carlton :...

, Gerard Healy

Gerard Healy

Gerard Healy is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the Senior Football Captain.-Melbourne Demons:...

, Mark Bickley

Mark Bickley

Mark Alan Bickley is an Australian rules football coach of the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League . Before becoming a coach, Bickley was a player for the Crows from 1991 until 2003, captaining the team to both the 1997 and 1998 AFL premierships and media commentator, most notably...

, Glen Jakovich

Glen Jakovich

Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles.Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position, in the number 27 gernsey...

, Rod Austin

Rod Austin

Rod Austin is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a defender for the Carlton Blues from 1972 until 1985....

, Kevin Bartlett and Andrew Demetriou

Andrew Demetriou

Andrew Demetriou is the chief executive officer of the Australian Football League and a former Australian rules footballer. He is the youngest son of Greek-Cypriot immigrants and, before becoming a VFL player, he worked in the dental import industry...

 (Non-voting chairman).

Final Team

The 2008 All-Australian umpire was also awarded, with that honour going to Brett Rosebury

Brett Rosebury

Brett Rosebury is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League. He has umpired 119 career games in the AFL since his debut in Round 13, 2000....

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