AFL Combined Team (Geelong, Hawthorn- Season 2023) Starting 18:
B: Tom Stewart (Geelong), Sam De Koning (Geelong), Blake Hardwick (Hawthorn)
HB: Will Day (Hawthorn, captain), James Sicily (Hawthorn), Zach Guthrie (Geelong)
C: Karl Amon (Hawthorn), Tom Atkins (Geelong), Mitch Duncan (Geelong, vice-captain)
HF: James Worpel (Hawthorn), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Gryan Miers (Geelong)
FF: Dylan Moore (Hawthorn), Mitch Lewis (Hawthorn), Luke Breust (Hawthorn)
Foll: Mark Blicavs (Geelong), Jai Newcombe (Hawthorn), Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
Coach: Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
AFL Combined Team (Geelong, Hawthorn- Season 2023) Team by Team:
Geelong Cats: Tom Atkins, Mark Blicavs, Jeremy Cameron, Patrick Dangerfield, Sam De Koning, Mitch Duncan (vice-captain), Zach Guthrie, Gryan Miers, Tom Stewart (9)
Hawthorn Hawks: Karl Amon, Luke Breust, Will Day (captain), Blake Hardwick, Mitch Lewis, Dylan Moore, Jai Newcombe, James Sicily, James Worpel (9)
Backs
Tom Stewart was the only Cats player selected in the AFL All-Australian team.
Sam De Koning of the Cats averaged 5.05 intercepts per game.
Blake Hardwick averaged 5.57 intercepts per game for the Hawks.
Half-backs
Will Day of the Hawks led from the front and won their best and fairest.
James Sicily was the only Hawks player that was selected in the AFL All-Australian team.
Zach Guthrie of the Cats averaged 5.17 intercept per games and finished in 4th place in their best and fairest.
Centres
Karl Amon averaged 502.62 metres gained per game, which was the highest average of any Hawks player.
Tom Atkins finished 2nd in the Cats best and fairest.
Mitch Duncan was a bit of a barometer for the Cats; they only won one of the seven games that he didn’t play in, as he only played 16 of a possible 23 games.
Half-forwards
James Worpel of the Hawks averaged 5.52 score involvements per game.
Jeremy Cameron averaged 7.70 score involvements per game for the Cats.
Gryan Miers finished 3rd in the Cats best and fairest.
Forwards
Dylan Moore of the Hawks averaged 6.00 score involvements per game.
Mitch Lewis averaged 6.40 score involvements per game and was a key player for the Hawks.
Luke Breust of the Hawks was one of three of their players that was selected in the AFL All-Australian squad of 44.
Followers
Mark Blicavs of the Cats is a versatile player that has the capability of playing in the ruck.
Jai Newcombe finished 2nd in the Hawks best and fairest.
Patrick Dangerfield averaged of the most clearances per game of any Cats player with 5.61.