AFL Gippsland has unveiled an inaugural All Gippsland Team to recognise this season’s outstanding individual performers from across the region’s five senior football leagues.
League vote counts and relevant Teams of the Year were considered, league officials consulted, as well as performances and higher accolades such as represenative football being taken into account when deciding the final make-up of the team.
Back pocket: Michael Stockdale (Traralgon – Gippsland League)
Full-back: Brad Fisher (Dalyston – Alberton Football Netball League)
Back pocket: Nathan Muratore (Cora Lynn – Ellinbank and District Football League)
Half-back flank: Tom Hutton (Yallourn-Yallourn North – Mid Gippsland Football League)
Centre half-back: Nathan Lieshout (Bunyip – EDFL)
Half-back flank: Sam Pleming (Maffra – GL)
Wing: Dale Fleming (Rosedale – North Gippsland Football Netball League)
Centre: Mark Collison (C) (Traralgon – GL)
Wing: Dale Hoghton (Leongatha – GL)
Half-forward flank: Brian Graham (Traralgon-Tyers United – NGFNL)
Centre half-forward: Shaun Marusic (Koo Wee Rup – EDFL)
Half-forward flank: Ryan Gillis (Cora Lynn – EDFL)
Forward pocket: Jake Best (Leongatha – GL)
Full forward: Michael Kraska (Dalyston – AFNL)
Forward pocket: Beau Runnalls (Phillip Island – AFNL)
Ruck: Bob McCallum (Drouin – GL)
Ruck-rover: Brendan Kimber (Phillip Island – AFNL)
Rover: Ricky Clark (Cora Lynn – EDFL)
Interchange: Matt Gray (Buln Buln – EDFL), James Dowling (Yinnar – MGFL), Justin Marriott (DWWWW – AFNL), Dylan Heylen (Nyora – EDFL)
Coach: Travis Marsham (Cora Lynn – EDFL)