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Six Crows in All Australian calculations

The Adelaide Football Club has dominated selections in the AFL’s All Australian squad unveiled today, with six Crows garnering selection in the 40-man shortlist, the highest number of any club.

Aug 29, 2016, updated Aug 29, 2016
Eddie Betts is in line for another All Australian appearance. Photo: Michael Errey / InDaily

Eddie Betts is in line for another All Australian appearance. Photo: Michael Errey / InDaily

For Port Adelaide, rebounding defender Jasper Pittard is the sole nominee after consistently shining in the Power’s injury-hit backline.

Gun midfielder Rory Sloane, who fell from Brownlow contention last week after accepting a one-match ban for a clumsy spoil on Port Adelaide’s Brad Ebert, is in the mix for his first All Australian honours when the list is trimmed to 22 on Thursday.

Sloane heads an Adelaide list also including goalsneak Eddie Betts, breakout forward Josh Jenkins, running defender Rory Laird, as well as linkman Tom Lynch and previous All Australian inductee Daniel Talia.

The next best represented teams hail from New South Wales, with Sydney and GWS boasting five players each.

There are 24 potential All Australian debutants in this year’s 40-man squad, among them Richmond’s Dustin Martin, GWS co-captain Callan Ward and Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn.

ALL THE NAMES:

ADELAIDE: Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins, Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia

CARLTON: Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson

COLLINGWOOD: Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar

FREMANTLE: Lachie Neale

GEELONG: Patrick Dangerfield, Corey Enright, Joel Selwood

GOLD COAST: Tom Lynch

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY: Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw, Callan Ward

HAWTHORN: Jack Gunston, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli

MELBOURNE: Max Gawn

NORTH MELBOURNE: Robbie Tarrant

RICHMOND: Dustin Martin, Alex Rance

ST KILDA: Jack Steven

SYDNEY: Lance Franklin, Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe

WEST COAST: Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Luke Shuey

WESTERN BULLDOGS: Marcus Bontempelli, Matthew Boyd

BRISBANE: Nil

ESSENDON: Nil

-with AAP

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