Hannah Ewings of the Power marks. Picture: Russell Freeman Source: Getty Images Ewings finished ahead of teammate Dowrick plus Hawthorn’s Jasmine Fleming, West Coast’s Ella Roberts and the Bulldogs’ Rylie Wilcox.
Meanwhile, nine teams were represented in this season’s All-Australian side, with Brisbane and Adelaide having four players each. Kearney’s Kangaroos teammate Jasmine Garner, who took out AFL Coaches’ Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year earlier this month, was named captain, with Brisbane’s Breanna Koenen vice-captain.
Kearney, who also won the 2018 AFLW best and fairest, has now been named in all seven All-Australian teams since the competition began in 2017.
After averaging 16.3 disposals from her nine home and away games, Kearney was named on the half-back flank. She was the only starting defender to have previously been selected in the All-Australian team, with the other four backs — Koenen, Chelsea Biddell (Adelaide Crows), Eilish Sheerin (Richmond) and Katie Lynch (Western Bulldogs) — all picked for the first time.
Emma Kearney of the Kangaroos. Picture: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia Overall, 10 All-Australian debutants were named, with the other five being Greta Bodey (Brisbane Lions), Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane Lions), Georgie Prespakis (Geelong Cats), Chloe Scheer (Geelong Cats), Amy McDonald (Geelong Cats) and the retiring Courtney Wakefield (Richmond). Prespakis was joined in the team by sister and Essendon star Madison Prespakis, who was named All-Australian for a third time.
Six players that were named in the season six All-Australian team in April retained their spots: Kearney, Garner, Nat Grider (Brisbane Lions), Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide Crows), Anne Hatchard (Adelaide Crows) and Monique Conti (Richmond). Marinoff and Garner, who were named in the starting on-ball brigade, were picked for a fifth time, while Conti, Hatchard and Chelsea Randall received selections for a fourth time.
Collingwood was one of nine teams to have no All-Australian representatives, despite having three players named in the 42-person squad.
The 2022 Season Seven AFLW All Australian selection panel was Nicole Livingstone (Chairperson), Sarah Black, Sam Virgo, Andrew Dillon, Laura Kane, Kelli Underwood, Megan Waters, Narelle Smith and Tim Harrington.
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AFLW All-Australian Season 7 2022 Team
B: Chelsea Biddell (Adelaide Crows), Breanna Koenen (Brisbane Lions — VC)
HB: Eilish Sheerin (Richmond), Katie Lynch (Western Bulldogs), Emma Kearney (North Melbourne)
C: Anne Hatchard (Adelaide), Monique Conti (Richmond), Georgie Prespakis (Geelong Cats)
HF: Kate Hore (Melbourne), Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane Lions), Madison Prespakis (Essendon)
F: Courtney Wakefield (Richmond), Chloe Scheer (Geelong Cats)
FOLL: Breann Moody (Carlton), Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne — C), Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide)
I/C: Olivia Purcell (Melbourne), Chelsea Randall (Adelaide Crows), Nat Grider (Brisbane Lions), Greta Bodey (Brisbane Lions), Amy McDonald (Geelong Cats)
Club-by-club representatives
Adelaide Crows — 4: Chelsea Biddell, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Randall
Brisbane Lions — 4: Greta Bodey, Nat Grider, Breanna Koenen, Jesse Wardlaw
Carlton — 1: Breann Moody
Collingwood — 0
Essendon — 1: Madison Prespakis
Fremantle — 0
Geelong Cats — 3: Amy McDonald, Georgie Prespakis, Chloe Scheer
Gold Coast Suns — 0
GWS Giants — 0
Hawthorn — 0
Melbourne — 2: Kate Hore, Olivia Purcell
North Melbourne — 2: Jasmine Garner, Emma Kearney
Port Adelaide — 0
Richmond — 3: Monique Conti, Eilish Sheerin, Courtney Wakefield
St Kilda — 0
Sydney Swans — 0
West Coast Eagles — 0
Western Bulldogs — 1: Katie Lynch
AFLW All-Australian squad members who didn’t make the team of 21
Ally Anderson (Brisbane Lions), Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane Lions), Mua Laloifi (Carlton), Chloe Molloy (Collingwood), Jordyn Allen (Collingwood), Lauren Butler (Collingwood), Bonnie Toogood (Essendon), Kiara Bowers (Fremantle), Meghan McDonald (Geelong Cats), Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast Suns), Vivien Saad (Gold Coast Suns), Alyce Parker (GWS Giants), Karen Paxman (Melbourne), Tayla Harris (Melbourne), Jenna Bruton (North Melbourne), Ellie McKenzie (Richmond), Bianca Jakobsson (St Kilda), Kate Shierlaw (St Kilda), Emma Swanson (West Coast Eagles), Alice Edmonds (Western Bulldogs), Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs)
AFLW Rising Star votes
1st – Hannah Ewings, Port Adelaide. 41 votes
2nd – Abbey Dowrick, Port Adelaide. 32 votes
3rd – Jasmine Fleming, Hawthorn. 17 votes
4th – Ella Roberts, West Coast Eagles. 15 votes
5th – Rylie Wilcox, Western Bulldogs. 10 votes
6th – Tarni Evans, GWS GIANTS. 9 votes
7th – Charlotte Thomas, West Coast Eagles. 4 votes
7th – Montana Ham, Sydney Swans. 4 votes
8th – Indy Tahau, Port Adelaide. 2 votes
9th – Paige Scott, Essendon. 1 vote
Nicole Livingstone (Chair)
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Jasmine Fleming
3. Abbey Dowrick
2. Ella Roberts
1. Tarni Evans
Sarah Black
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Ella Roberts
3. Jasmine Fleming
2. Abbey Dowrick
1. Rylie Wilcox
Andrew Dillon
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Jasmine Fleming
3. Abbey Dowrick
2. Charlotte Thomas
1. Montana Ham
Tim Harrington
5. Abbey Dowrick
4. Hannah Ewings
3. Montana Ham
2. Ella Roberts
1. Charlotte Thomas
Laura Kane
5. Abbey Dowrick
4. Hannah Ewings
3. Ella Roberts
2. Jasmine Fleming
1. Charlotte Thomas
Narelle Smith
5. Abbey Dowrick
4. Tarni Evans
3. Hannah Ewings
2. Ella Roberts
1. Paige Scott
Kelli Underwood
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Abbey Dowrick
3. Tarni Evans
2. Rylie Wilcox
1. Jasmine Fleming
Sam Virgo
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Rylie Wilcox
3. Jasmine Fleming
2. Ella Roberts
1. Tarni Evans
Megan Waters
5. Hannah Ewings
4. Abbey Dowrick
3. Rylie Wilcox
2. Indy Tahau
1. Jasmine Fleming
