Selectors were asked to name the best 40 players of the season in the squad at the conclusion of the Premiership Season but the final team of 22, is selected to best fit team balance as if to play a match.
Todd Goldstein, Drew Petrie, Daniel Wells and Andrew Swallow have been named in the group of 40 with none ever receiving All Australian selection.
The selection panel includes Andrew Demetriou (chairman), Adrian Anderson, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Leigh Matthews and Mark Ricciuto.
Todd Goldstein, North Melbourne. Never Previously selected. 21 games in 2011. 151 kicks, 73 marks, 137 handballs, averaging 7.2 kicks, 3.5 marks, 659 handballs. 13 Goals Six Behinds. 741 hits outs averaging 35.3 per game. 84 Clearances, 52 Inside 50m, 19 Rebound 50m.
Drew Petrie, North Melbourne. Never Previously selected. 21 games in 2011. 222 kicks, 129 marks, 72 handballs, averaging 10.6 kicks, 6.1 marks, 3.4 handballs. 48 Goals 41 Behinds. 98 hit outs averaging 4.7 per game. 22 Clearances, 41 Inside 50m, Five Rebound 50m.
Andrew Swallow, North Melbourne. Never Previously selected. 22 games in 2011. 268 kicks, 69 marks, 294 handballs (ninth in the AFL), averaging 12.2 kicks, 3.1 marks, 13.4 handballs. 11 Goals Seven Behinds. 148 Clearances (third in the AFL), 95 Inside 50m, 40 Rebound 50m.
Daniel Wells, North Melbourne. Never Previously selected. 22 games in 2011. 312 kicks, 80 marks, 180 handballs, averaging 14.9 kicks, 3.8 marks, 8.6 handballs. 17 Goals 15 Behinds. 94 Clearances, 101 Inside 50m, 37 Rebound 50m.
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