Mid-season. It’s that time of year when the best begin to separate themselves from the pack.

And while all eyes are on the final eight, it provides an opportunity for fans and pundits to name their prospective All-Australian teams.

At the midway stage of 2015, AFL Media and the Herald Sun’s Mark Robinson named their teams of the year.

Despite its 8-3 start, only two Collingwood players were only afforded positions in the two teams.

Scott Pendlebury
Named on the interchange bench in AFL Media’s All-Australian team
Games: 11
Goals: 9
Disposals: 307 (27.9 per game)
Clearances: 47 (4.3)
Tackles: 49 (4.5)
Inside 50s: 50 (4.5)
Score Assists: 20 (1.8)

Jamie Elliott
Named in the forward pocket in Mark Robinson’s All-Australian team
Games: 11
Goals: 25
Behinds: 8
Accuracy: 75.8%
Disposals: 149 (13.5)
Marks: 68 (6.2)
Marks Inside 50: 26 (2.4)
Tackles: 36 (3.3)
Tackles Inside 50: 11 (1.0)

AFL Media’s mid-year All-Australian team
B: Alex Rance (Richmond), Michael Hurley (Essendon), Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney)
HB: Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn), Harry Taylor (Geelong), Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney)
C: Dylan Shiel (Greater Western Sydney), Matt Priddis (West Coast), Dan Hannebery (Sydney)
HF: Luke Parker (Sydney), Lance Franklin (Sydney), Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide)
F: Eddie Betts (Adelaide), Josh Kennedy (West Coast), Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
Foll: Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne), Nat Fyfe (Fremantle), David Armitage (St Kilda)
Int: Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle), Lachie Neale (Fremantle), Andrew Gaff (West Coast), Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)

The unlucky ones: Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs), Josh Bruce (St Kilda), Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthron), Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney), Alipate Carlile (Port Adelaide), Shane Edwards (Richmond), Jamie Elliott (Collingwood), Brandon Ellis (Richmond), Josh Gibson (Hawthorn), Tom McDonald (Melbourne), Jeremy McGovern (West Coast), Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs), Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs).

Mark Robinson’s mid-year All-Australian team
B: Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney), Tom McDonald (Melbourne), Jeremy McGovern (West Coast)
HB: Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs), Alex Rance (Richmond), Corey Enright (Geelong)
C: Brandon Ellis (Richmond), Matthew Priddis (West Coast), Isaac Smith (Hawthorn)
HF: Jack Riewoldt (Richmond), Lance Franklin (Sydney), Dustin Martin (Richmond)
F: Eddie Betts (Adelaide), Josh Kennedy (West Coast), Jamie Elliott (Collingwood)
Foll: Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne), Nat Fyfe (Fremantle), Dan Hannebery (Sydney)
Int: Dylan Shiel (Greater Western Sydney) Andrew Gaff (West Coast) Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) David Armitage (St Kilda)