SIX Hawthorn players have been named in the 40-man All Australian squad.
Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell and Cyril Rioli have all been named.
The Hawks have more representatives in the initial squad than any other club.
Fremantle, West Coast and Western Bulldogs are the next best, each having five players nominated.
Lewis is one of just six All Australians from 2014 to be nominated for the squad, alongside Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe, Port Adelaide’s Robbie Gray, Sydney’s Josh Kennedy, Richmond’s Alex Rance and Collignwood’s Scott Pendlebury.
Four of the Hawks named – Burgoyne, Mitchell, Rioli and Lewis – have been named in the All Australian team before, with Gibson and Gunston both vying for their maiden berth.
The final team of 22, to be named on Tuesday 22 September, is selected to best fit team balance as if to play a match.
The selection panel comprises Gillon McLachlan (chairman), Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Mark Evans, Danny Frawley, Glen Jakovich, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea.
Shaun Burgoyne
- All Australian 2006
- 22 games in 2015
- 202 kicks, 63 marks, 219 handballs, seven goals, 66 clearances, 48 inside-50s, 41 rebound-50s, 94 tackles
Josh Gibson
- Never previously All Australian
- 21 games in 2015
- 251 kicks, 173 marks (first in the AFL), 201 handballs, seven clearances, 35 inside-50s, 55 rebound-50s, 32 tackles
Jack Gunston
- Never Previously All Australian
- 22 games in 2015
- 258 kicks, 167 marks (second in the AFL), 110 handballs, 52 goals (seventh in the AFL), nine clearances, 59 inside-50s, 13 rebound-50s, 47 tackles
Jordan Lewis
- All Australian 2014
- 19 games in 2015
- 304 kicks, 123 marks, 267 handballs, seven goals, 90 clearances, 92 inside-50s, 41 rebound-50s, 58 tackles
Sam Mitchell
- All Australian 2011, 2013
- 20 games in 2015
- 306 kicks, 77 marks, 305 handballs (ninth in the AFL), six goals, 104 clearances, 82 inside-50s, 46 rebound-50s, 80 tackles
Cyril Rioli
- All Australian 2012
- 20 games in 2015
- 190 kicks, 75 marks, 109 handballs, 35 goals, 42 clearances, 61 inside-50s, four rebound-50s, 86 tackles
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