AFL Combined Team (Essendon, Richmond- Season 2023) Starting 18:
B: Andrew McGrath (Essendon), Jordan Ridley (Essendon), Noah Balta (Richmond)
HB: Daniel Rioli (Richmond), Mason Redman (Essendon), Nick Vlastuin (Richmond)
C: Nic Martin (Essendon), Tim Taranto (Richmond), Sam Durham (Essendon)
HF: Shai Bolton (Richmond), Kyle Langford (Essendon, captain), Liam Baker (Richmond)
FF: Archie Perkins (Essendon), Dustin Martin (Richmond), Ben Hobbs (Essendon)
Foll: Toby Nankervis (Richmond), Darcy Parish (Essendon), Zach Merrett (Essendon, vice-captain)
Coach: Brad Scott (Essendon)
AFL Combined Team (Essendon, Richmond- Season 2023) Team by Team:
Richmond Tigers: Liam Baker, Noah Balta, Shai Bolton, Dustin Martin, Toby Nankervis, Daniel Rioli, Tim Taranto, Nick Vlastuin (8)
Essendon Bombers: Sam Durham, Ben Hobbs, Kyle Langford (captain), Nic Martin, Andrew McGrath, Zach Merrett (vice-captain), Darcy Parish, Archie Perkins, Mason Redman, Jordan Ridley (10)
Backs
Andrew McGrath of the Bombers finished 4th in their best and fairest.
Jordan Ridley finished 5th in the Bombers best and fairest, even though he only featured in 17 games.
Noah Balta averaged 7.70 intercepts per game and featured in all 23 games for the Tigers.
Half-backs
Daniel Rioli of the Tigers featured in every game in season 2023 and finished 5th in their best and fairest.
Mason Redman finished 3rd in the Bombers best and fairest and averaged 5.91 intercepts per game.
Nick Vlastuin averaged the 7th most intercepts per game of any player in the AFL with 8.19.
Centres
Nic Martin of the Bombers averaged 5.43 score involvements per game.
Tim Taranto won the Tigers best and fairest.
Sam Durham of the Bombers averaged 16.50 disposals per game in 22 games.
Half-forwards
Shai Bolton averaged 7.00 score involvements per game and finished 3rd in the Tigers best and fairest.
Kyle Langford led from the front and was rewarded as he was one of three Bombers players in the AFL All-Australian squad of 44.
Liam Baker of the Tigers always displayed great endeavour and averaged 5.26 score involvements per game.
Forwards
Archie Perkins of the Bombers averaged 4.83 score involvements per game.
Dustin Martin was the only player from the Tigers in the AFL All-Australian squad of 44.
Ben Hobbs of the Bombers averaged 4.72 score involvements per game and featured in 18 games.
Followers
Toby Nankervis averaged 32.47 hit-outs per game in the 15 games that he featured in.
Darcy Parish averaged the 3rd most disposals of any player per game in the AFL with 30.83.
Zach Merrett was the only Bombers player selected in the AFL All-Australian team.