The current team is solely made up of players from the Australian Football League.

Until 2004, the majority of the men's Australian squad was composed of members of the All-Australian team as well as other outstanding performers from the season.

For the 2013 Series only, the decision was made to select an all-Indigenous team, known as the Indigenous All-Stars.

The Indigenous All-Stars team which represented Australia in 2013 wore a unique Indigenous-styled guernsey.

Ahead of the 2014 test match, the Australian guernsey was significantly altered, in favour of a mix of green and gold, with the traditional v-shape.