AFL Combined Team (New South Wales Teams- Season 2023) Starting 18:
B: Nick Blakey (Sydney), Sam Taylor (GWS), Jack Buckley (GWS)
HB: Lachie Ash (GWS) Harry Himmelberg (GWS), Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
C: Errol Gulden (Sydney), Tom Green (GWS), Josh Kelly (GWS, vice-captain)
HF: Brent Daniels (GWS), Jake Riccardi (GWS), Toby Bedford (GWS)
FF: Toby Greene (GWS, captain), Jesse Hogan (GWS), Tom Papley (Sydney)
Foll: Kieren Briggs (GWS), Stephen Coniglio (GWS), Luke Parker (Sydney)
Coach: Adam Kingsley (GWS)
AFL Combined Team (New South Wales Teams- Season 2023) Team by Team:
GWS Giants: Lachie Ash, Toby Bedford, Kieren Briggs, Jack Buckley, Stephen Coniglio, Brent Daniels, Tom Green, Toby Greene (captain), Harry Himmelberg, Jesse Hogan, Josh Kelly (vice-captain), Jake Riccardi, Sam Taylor, Lachie Whitfield (14)
Sydney Swans: Nick Blakey, Errol Gulden, Tom Papley, Luke Parker (4)
Backs
Nick Blakey of the Swans was one of their two players that was a part of the AFL All-Australian squad of 44.
Sam Taylor averaged the most intercepts per game of any player in the AFL with 9.89 and featured in 18 games for the Giants.
Jack Buckley of the Giants averaged 7.19 intercepts per game.
Half-backs
Lachie Ash of the Giants was a revelation.
Harry Himmelberg featured in 25 games with an average of 4.40 intercepts for the Giants.
Lachie Whitfield of the Giants can consider himself unlucky not to be in the AFL All-Australian squad of 44.
Centres
Errol Gulden from the Swans had an outstanding season.
Tom Green finished equal 2nd with Stephen Coniglio for the Giants in their best and fairest.
Josh Kelly of the Giants finished 5th in the their best and fairest and featured in 22 games.
Half-forwards
Brent Daniels of the Giants featured in 20 games and averaged 6.30 score involvements per game.
Jake Riccardi averaged 1.67 goals per game in the 21 games he featured in. He was an important player in the structure of the Giants team.
Toby Bedford of the Giants had an average of 4.84 score involvements in 19 games.
Forwards
Toby Greene of the Giants was the AFL All-Australian captain in season 2023.
Jesse Hogan averaged 2.13 goals in 23 games for the Giants.
Tom Papley of the Swans averaged 6.35 score involvements per game and featured in 23 games.
Followers
Kieren Briggs of the Giants averaged their most clearances per game with 6.47 in the 17 games he featured in.
Stephen Coniglio had a great season for the Giants.
Luke Parker averaged the most clearances per game of any Swans player with 5.57.