Trent Cotchin and Clayton Oliver left out of 40-man All-Australian squad
TRENT Cotchin and Clayton Oliver are the surprise omissions from the 40-man All-Australian squad. FULL LIST
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TRENT Cotchin and Clayton Oliver are the surprise omissions from the 40-man All-Australian squad.
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The two midfielders have enjoyed stellar seasons but were overlooked in favour of players including Giant Tom Scully, Magpie Adam Treloar and Bulldog Marcus Bontempelli.
Adelaide is by far the best represented team, with eight names included in the squad, which will be trimmed to 22 on Wednesday.
40 MAN SQUAD:
Adelaide: Eddie Betts, Matt Crouch, Sam Jacobs, Rory Laird, Jake Lever, Tom Lynch, Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker.
Brisbane Lions: Dayne Zorko.
Carlton: Sam Docherty, Matthew Kreuzer.
Collingwood: Jeremy Howe, Adam Treloar.
Essendon: Joe Daniher, Michael Hurley, Zach Merrett.
Fremantle: —
Geelong: Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood.
Gold Coast: —
GWS: Toby Greene, Josh Kelly, Tom Scully, Dylan Shiel.
Hawthorn: Tom Mitchell.
Melbourne: Jeff Garlett, Michael Hibberd, Neville Jetta.
North Melbourne: Ben Brown.
Port Adelaide: Robbie Gray, Tom Jonas, Patrick Ryder.
Richmond: Dustin Martin, Alex Rance.
St Kilda: Dylan Roberton, Seb Ross.
Sydney: Lance Franklin, Josh Kennedy.
West Coast: Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo.
Western Bulldogs: Marcus Bontempelli.
Originally published as Trent Cotchin and Clayton Oliver left out of 40-man All-Australian squad
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