Patrick Dangerfield and Richard Douglas have been selected in the 2013 All-Australian squad of 40.

Dangerfield was selected on a half-forward flank in the 2012 All Australian team, while Douglas will be hoping to secure his first All-Australian crown.

Dangerfield enjoyed another individually brilliant season, winning plenty of the ball in the midfield and also creating a nightmare match-up for opposition teams as a forward.

The game-breaking 23-year-old ranked fourth at Adelaide in total disposals (466) and also kicked 31 goals to finish second in the Club’s goalkicking. He ranked fourth in the AFL for centre clearances (59) and hard ball-gets (118), seventh in contested possessions (274) and eighth in inside 50ms (102).

He also generated 16 score assists and often went ‘third man up’ in the ruck, winning 48 hit-outs. Dangerfield reached the 100-game milestone against Sydney in Round 11.

Douglas, 26, recaptured his best-and-fairest winning form of 2010 this season. The long-kicking onballer overcame an injury-interrupted couple of years to play all 22 games. He ranked second at Adelaide in total disposals (543), including 326 kicks – 13^th in the AFL overall.

A feature of the damaging onballer’s game was his ‘two-way’ running, or willingness to work hard in attack and defence. He ranked third in the League for inside 50ms (117) and sixth for combined inside and rebound 50ms (159).

Douglas kicked 20 goals to finish fourth in Adelaide’s goalkicking and ranked eighth in the competition for goal assists (21). He also laid 86 tackles, finishing behind only Scott Thompson in that statistic at West Lakes and took more running bounces than any other Crow (28).

The All Australian selectors were not asked to nominate the leading players in each section of the field -- forwards, defenders and midfielders / ruckmen – but simply to name the best players of the season.

However, the final team of 22, to be named on Monday September 16 in Melbourne, is selected to best fit team balance as if to play a match. 

Top-four sides Hawthorn, the Geelong Cats, Fremantle and the Sydney Swans each supplied five members of the 40-man squad, while North Melbourne had four players nominated.

GWS Giants had the first player nominated for potential All Australian selection in the new club’s short two-year history with Jeremy Cameron nominated as one of 25 players who has never previously been named as an All Australian in their careers.

In contrast to the 25 potential debutants, Gold Coast Suns skipper Gary Ablett again made the expanded 40-mansquad and is in line for his seventh consecutive year as an All Australian player while Corey Enright, Lance Franklin, Nick Riewoldt and Dane Swan are each bidding for their fifth separate selections in an All Australian side.

The squad of 40 (in club order is):

Patrick Dangerfield, Richard Douglas (Adel), Travis Cloke, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan (Coll), Jobe Watson (Ess), Nat Fyfe, Michael Johnson, Chris Mayne, David Mundy, Michael Walters (Freo), Corey Enright, Andrew Mackie, Steven Motlop, Joel Selwood, Harry Taylor (Geel), Gary Ablett (GC), Jeremy Cameron (GWS), Lance Franklin, Josh Gibson, Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell, Jarryd Roughead (Haw), Todd Goldstein, Lindsay Thomas, Scott Thompson, Daniel Wells (North), Travis Boak, Chad Wingard (Port), Nick Riewoldt, Jack Steven (St K), Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Malceski (Syd), Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie (WC), Ryan Griffen, Will Minson (WB).

Detailed statistics

Patrick Dangerfield, Adelaide Crows. All Australian 2012. 20 games in 2013. 302 kicks, 84 marks, 164 handballs, averaging 14.8 kicks, 5.3 marks, 8.0 handballs. 31 Goals, 18 Behinds. 111 Clearances, 102 Inside 50m (Eighth in the AFL), 31 Rebound 50m. 64 Tackles.

Richard Douglas, Adelaide Crows. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 326 kicks, 116 marks, 175 handballs, averaging 14.8 kicks, 4.9 marks, 6.7 handballs. 20 Goals, 17 Behinds. 76 Clearances, 117 Inside 50m (Third in the AFL), 42 Rebound 50m. 86 Tackles.

Travis Cloke, Collingwood. All Australian 2011. 21 games in 2013. 248 kicks, 183 marks (Second in the AFL), 64 handballs, averaging 11.8 kicks, 8.7 marks, 3.0 handballs. 66 Goals (Second in the AFL), 50 Behinds. Zero Clearances, 68 Inside 50m, Zero Rebound 50m. 27 Tackles.

Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood. All Australian 2010, 2011, 2012. 22 games in 2013. 312 kicks, 85 marks, 352 handballs (Second in the AFL), averaging 14.2 kicks, 3.9 marks, 16.0 handballs. 18 Goals, Nine Behinds. 122 Clearances (Seventh in the AFL), 89 Inside 50m, 40 Rebound 50m. 114 Tackles.

Dane Swan, Collingwood. All Australian 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. 22 games in 2013. 421 kicks (First in the AFL), 120 marks, 274 handballs, averaging 19.1 kicks, 5.5 marks, 12.5 handballs. First in the AFL in total disposals. 18 Goals, 18 Behinds. 111 Clearances, 116 Inside 50m (Fourth in the AFL), 47 Rebound 50m. 76 Tackles.

Jobe Watson, Essendon. All Australian 2012. 19 games in 2013. 259 kicks, 74 marks, 264 handballs, averaging 13.6 kicks, 3.9 marks, 13.9 handballs. 16 Goals, 18 Behinds. 97 Clearances, 67 Inside 50m, 27 Rebound 50m. 61 Tackles.

Nathan Fyfe, Fremantle. Never previously selected. 19 games in 2013. 300 kicks, 87 marks, 188 handballs, averaging 15.8 kicks, 4.6 marks, 9.9 handballs. 16 Goals, 11 Behinds. 110 Clearances, 85 Inside 50m, 23 Rebound 50m. 60 Tackles.

Michael Johnson, Fremantle. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 291 kicks, 143 marks (Ninth in the AFL), 116 handballs, averaging 13.9 kicks, 6.8 marks, 5.5 handballs. Five Goals, Two Behinds. Two Clearances, 32 Inside 50m, 72 Rebound 50m. 41 Tackles.

Chris Mayne, Fremantle. Never Previously Selected. 21 games in 2013. 175 kicks, 127 marks, 170 handballs, averaging 8.3 kicks, 6.0 marks, 8.1 handballs. 35 Goals, Nine Behinds. 13 Clearances, 40 Inside 50m, Four Rebound 50m. 90 Tackles.

David Mundy, Fremantle. Never Previously Selected. 19 games in 2013. 272 kicks, 80 marks, 185 handballs, averaging 14.3 kicks, 4.2 marks, 9.7 handballs. Seven Goals, Seven Behinds. 114 Clearances, 81 Inside 50m, 36 Rebound 50m. 101 Tackles.

Michael Walters, Fremantle. Never Previously Selected. 18 games in 2013. 203 kicks, 96 marks, 81 handballs, averaging 11.3 kicks, 5.3 marks, 4.5 handballs. 40 Goals, 20 Behinds. 17 Clearances, 57 Inside 50m, 11 Rebound 50m. 47 Tackles.

Corey Enright, Geelong Cats. All Australian 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. 21 games in 2013. 314 kicks, 151 marks (Fifth in the AFL), 164 handballs, averaging 15.0 kicks, 7.2 marks, 7.8 handballs. One Goal, Four Behinds. 19 Clearances, 62 Inside 50m, 77 Rebound 50m. 39 Tackles.

Andrew Mackie, Geelong Cats. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 314 kicks, 141 marks, 210 handballs, averaging 14.3 kicks, 6.4 marks, 6.8 handballs. Five Goals, Five Behinds. 10 Clearances, 79 Inside 50m, 59 Rebound 50m. 37 Tackles.

Steve Motlop, Geelong Cats. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 240 kicks, 72 marks, 129 handballs, averaging 11.4 kicks, 3.4 marks, 6.1 handballs. 39 Goals, 22 Behinds. 12 Clearances, 86 Inside 50m, 26 Rebound 50m. 38 Tackles.

Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats. All Australian 2009, 2010. 22 games in 2013. 278 kicks, 91 marks, 266 handballs, averaging 12.6 kicks, 4.1 marks, 12.1 handballs. 28 Goals, 16 Behinds. 112 Clearances, 93 Inside 50m, 24 Rebound 50m. 127 Tackles (Ninth in the AFL).

Harry Taylor, Geelong Cats. All Australian 2010. 21 games in 2013. 246 kicks, 158 marks (Third in the AFL), 116 handballs, averaging 11.7 kicks, 7.5 marks, 5.5 handballs. 14 Goals, Nine Behinds. Six Clearances, 40 Inside 50m, 87 Rebound 50m. 32 Tackles.

Gary Ablett, Gold Coast Suns. All Australian 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (vice-captain), 2011 (captain), 2012. 21 games in 2013. 343 kicks (Ninth in the AFL), 73 marks, 312 handballs (Fourth in the AFL), averaging 16.3 kicks, 3.5 marks, 14.9 handballs. Third in the AFL in total disposals. 28 Goals, 23 Behinds. 124 Clearances (Sixth in the AFL), 113 Inside 50m (Sixth in the AFL), 39 Rebound 50m. 96 Tackles.

Jeremy Cameron, GWS Giants. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 170 kicks, 106 marks, 54 handballs, averaging 8.1 kicks, 5.0 marks, 2.6 handballs. 62 Goals (Third in the AFL), 27 Behinds. One Clearances, 62 Inside 50m, Four Rebound 50m. 27 Tackles.

Lance Franklin, Hawthorn. All Australian 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012. 19 games in 2013. 195 kicks, 76 marks, 100 handballs, averaging 10.3 kicks, 4.0 marks, 5.36 handballs. 55 Goals (Fifth in the AFL), 36 Behinds. 13 Clearances, 59 Inside 50m, Four Rebound 50m. 46 Tackles.

Josh Gibson, Hawthorn. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 164 kicks, 88 marks, 209 handballs, averaging 7.8 kicks, 4.2 marks, 10.0 handballs. Zero Goals, Zero Behinds. Five Clearances, 17 Inside 50m, 67 Rebound 50m. 39 Tackles.

Luke Hodge, Hawthorn. All Australian 2005, 2008, 2010 (captain). 20 games in 2013. 303 kicks, 99 marks, 138 handballs, averaging 15.1 kicks, 4.9 marks, 6.9 handballs. 11 Goals, 10 Behinds. 54 Clearances, 83 Inside 50m, 47 Rebound 50m. 74 Tackles.

Sam Mitchell, Hawthorn. All Australian 2011. 21 games in 2013. 326 kicks, 75 marks, 268 handballs, averaging 15.5 kicks, 3.6 marks, 12.8 handballs. Seventh in the AFL in Total Disposals. Five Goals, Five Behinds. 89 Clearances, 71 Inside 50m, 62 Rebound 50m. 67 Tackles.

Jarryd Roughead, Hawthorn. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 231 kicks, 102 marks, 127 handballs, averaging 10.5 kicks, 4.6 marks, 5.8 handballs. 53 Hit Outs, averaging 2.4 per game. 68 Goals (First in the AFL), 28 Behinds. 53 Clearances, 49 Inside 50m, Six Rebound 50m. 55 Tackles.

Todd Goldstein, North Melbourne. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 113 kicks, 66 marks, 150 handballs, averaging 5.1 kicks, 3.0 marks, 6.8 handballs. 822 hit outs (Second in the AFL), averaging 37.4 hit outs. 13 Goals, Four Behinds. 55 Clearances, 32 Inside 50m, 14 Rebound 50m. 65 Tackles.

Lindsay Thomas, North Melbourne. Never previously selected. 20 games in 2013. 168 kicks, 53 marks, 43 handballs, averaging 8.4 kicks, 2.6 marks, 2.6 handballs. 53 Goals (Seventh in the AFL), 23 Behinds. 12 Clearances, 50 Inside 50m, Three Rebound 50m. 53 Tackles.

Scott Thompson, North Melbourne. Never previously selected. 19 games in 2013. 228 kicks, 124 marks, 144 handballs, averaging 12.0 kicks, 6.5 marks, 7.6 handballs. Two Goals, Zero Behinds. Six Clearances, 35 Inside 50m, 80 Rebound 50m. 42 Tackles.

Daniel Wells, North Melbourne. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 291 kicks, 80 marks, 177 handballs, averaging 13.2 kicks, 3.6 marks, 8.0 handballs. 25 Goals, 10 Behinds. 98 Clearances, 101 Inside 50m (Ninth in the AFL), 29 Rebound 50m. 52 Tackles.

Travis Boak, Port Adelaide. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 297 kicks, 91 marks, 244 handballs, averaging 14.1 kicks, 4.3 marks, 11.6 handballs. 18 Goals, 11 Behinds. 117 Clearances, 116 Inside 50m (Fourth in the AFL), 26 Rebound 50m. 88 Tackles.

Chad Wingard, Port Adelaide. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 288 kicks, 95 marks, 183 handballs, averaging 13.1 kicks, 4.3 marks, 8.3 handballs. 40 Goals, 19 Behinds. 55 Clearances, 101 Inside 50m (Ninth in the AFL), 27 Rebound 50m. 45 Tackles.

Nick Riewoldt, St Kilda. All Australian 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 (Captain). 21 games in 2013. 281 kicks, 202 marks (First in the AFL), 109 handballs, averaging 13.4 kicks, 9.6 marks, 5.2 handballs. 50 Goals (Eighth in the AFL), 36 Behinds. Four Clearances, 71 Inside 50m, 10 Rebound 50m. 41 Tackles.

Jack Steven, St Kilda. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 312 kicks, 83marks, 299 handballs (Tenth in the AFL), averaging 14.2 kicks, 3.8 marks, 12.7 handballs. Eighth in the AFL in total disposals. 16 Goals, Eight Behinds. 118 Clearances (Tenth in the AFL), 85 Inside 50m, 34 Rebound 50m. 87 Tackles.

Dan Hannebery, Sydney Swans. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 250 kicks, 70 marks, 297 handballs (Sixth in the AFL), averaging 11.9 kicks, 3.3 marks, 14.1 handballs. 16 Goals, 13 Behinds. 70 Clearances, 77 Inside 50m, 27 Rebound 50m. 59 Tackles.

Kieren Jack, Sydney Swans. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 305 kicks, 45 marks, 253 handballs, averaging 13.9 kicks, 2.0 marks, 11.5 handballs. 22 Goals, 14 Behinds. 111 Clearances, 126 Inside 50m (First in the AFL), 27 Rebound 50m. 145 Tackles (Third in the AFL).

Josh Kennedy, Sydney Swans. All Australian 2012. 22 games in 2013. 230 kicks, 38 marks, 371 handballs (First in the AFL), averaging 10.5 kicks, 1.7 marks, 16.9 handballs. Fifth in the AFL in Total Disposals. 13 Goals, 14 Behinds. 167 Clearances (Second in the AFL), 71 Inside 50m, 23 Rebound 50m. 101 Tackles.

Jarrad McVeigh, Sydney Swans. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 353 kicks (Seventh in the AFL), 86 marks, 245 handballs, averaging 16.0 kicks, 3.9 marks, 11.1 handballs. Sixth in the AFL in total disposals. 13 Goals, Seven Behinds. 61 Clearances, 79 Inside 50m, 80 Rebound 50m. 75 Tackles.

Nick Malceski, Sydney Swans. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 392 kicks (Third in the AFL), 92 marks, 109 handballs, averaging 17.8 kicks, 4.2 marks, 5.0 handballs. Five Goals, Four Behinds. 16 Clearances, 79 Inside 50m, 177 Rebound 50m (First in the AFL). 43 Tackles.

Josh Kennedy, West Coast. Never previously selected. 21 games in 2013. 210 kicks, 143 marks (Ninth in the AFL), 63 handballs, averaging 10.0 kicks, 6.8 marks, 3.0 handballs. 60 Goals (Fourth in the AFL), 23 Behinds. One Clearances, 60 Inside 50m, Two Rebound 50m. 69 Tackles.

Eric Mackenzie, West Coast. Never previously selected. 20 games in 2013. 146 kicks, 85 marks, 89 handballs, averaging 7.3  kicks, 4.2 marks, 4.4 handballs. Three Goals, One Behind. Four Clearances, 22 Inside 50m, 55 Rebound 50m. 52 Tackles.

Ryan Griffen, Western Bulldogs. Never previously selected. 20 games in 2013. 304 kicks, 63 marks, 275 handballs, averaging 15.2 kicks, 3.2 marks, 13.8 handballs. Tenth in the AFL in total disposals. 14 Goals, 10 Behinds. 121 Clearances (Eighth in the AFL), 121 Inside 50m (Second in the AFL), 28 Rebound 50m. 98 Tackles.

Will Minson, Western Bulldogs. Never previously selected. 22 games in 2013. 152 kicks, 40 marks, 168 handballs, averaging 6.9 kicks, 1.8 marks, 7.6 handballs. 860 hit outs (First in the AFL), averaging 39.1 hit outs. Seven Goals, Five Behinds. 105 Clearances, 35 Inside 50m, 25 Rebound 50m. 81 Tackles.