31:. The selection panel 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. The team is honorary and does not play any games.
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The selection panel for the 2008 All-Australian team consisted of non-voting chairman
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The 40-man squad was announced on 3 September, with ten
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935:. AFL BigPond Network. Archived from
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931:Burgan, Matt (15 September 2008).
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1722:2008 in Australian rules football
884:Edmund, Sam (16 September 2008).
933:"Geelong's All-Australian night"
1534:AFL Players Association awards
1503:AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
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23:represents the best performed
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939:on 16 September 2008
898:on 16 September 2008
226:Midfielders/Ruckmen
1539:All-Australian team
1397:All-Australian Team
1324:All-Australian team
920:. 3 September 2008.
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1574:Michael Tuck Medal
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1144:Brent Harvey
1117:Half-forward
1083:Jimmy Bartel
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943:16 September
941:. Retrieved
937:the original
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900:. Retrieved
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435:Brent Harvey
388:Sam Mitchell
368:Joel Selwood
336:Daniel Cross
242:Jimmy Bartel
195:Daniel Pratt
153:Max Hudghton
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53:Mark Bickley
49:Gerard Healy
45:Robert Walls
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1615:Collingwood
1584:Rising Star
1513:Grand Final
1387:Rising Star
1240:Interchange
1189:Collingwood
1103:Adam Cooney
1052:Nathan Bock
1001:Dale Morris
735:Collingwood
651:Adam Cooney
601:Nathan Bock
551:Dale Morris
493:Collingwood
378:Drew Petrie
358:Simon Black
326:Lenny Hayes
262:Adam Cooney
185:Dale Morris
101:Nathan Bock
29:2008 season
1716:Categories
1670:West Coast
1544:Army Award
1402:Army Award
1216:Chris Judd
1210:West Coast
1093:Joel Corey
1062:Sam Fisher
1042:Luke Hodge
1021:Tom Harley
891:Herald Sun
872:References
761:Chris Judd
755:West Coast
641:Joel Corey
591:Luke Hodge
571:Tom Harley
532:Final team
316:Chris Judd
294:Brett Kirk
288:West Coast
252:Joel Corey
131:Tom Harley
121:Luke Hodge
95:Defenders
61:Rod Austin
1640:Melbourne
1625:Fremantle
1281:Fremantle
1261:Fremantle
1035:Half-back
994:Full-back
815:Fremantle
805:Fremantle
503:Fremantle
399:Forwards
350:Fremantle
177:Fremantle
1660:St Kilda
1655:Richmond
1635:Hawthorn
1620:Essendon
1600:Adelaide
1302:Hawthorn
1271:Richmond
1206:Dean Cox
1179:Hawthorn
1138:St Kilda
1066:St Kilda
1056:Adelaide
1046:Hawthorn
853:Hawthorn
829:Richmond
751:Dean Cox
725:Hawthorn
685:St Kilda
615:St Kilda
605:Adelaide
595:Hawthorn
523:St Kilda
429:Hawthorn
392:Hawthorn
330:St Kilda
308:Richmond
284:Dean Cox
278:Richmond
157:St Kilda
147:St Kilda
125:Hawthorn
105:Adelaide
1630:Geelong
1610:Carlton
1493:NAB Cup
1251:Geelong
1230:Geelong
1220:Carlton
1169:Carlton
1128:Geelong
1097:Geelong
1087:Geelong
1025:Geelong
1015:Geelong
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765:Carlton
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320:Carlton
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246:Geelong
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209:Geelong
167:Geelong
135:Geelong
115:Geelong
82:Geelong
1701:Trades
1691:Debuts
1665:Sydney
1527:Awards
1486:Events
1377:awards
1076:Centre
1027:) (vc)
513:Sydney
298:Sydney
1373:2008
1291:Coach
1222:) (c)
842:Coach
18:2008
1331:2009
1317:2007
1199:Ruck
945:2008
904:2008
744:Foll
71:Team
63:and
16:The
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