FIVE Hawthorn players have been named in this year’s All Australian squad.

Vice-captains Jordan Lewis and Jarryd Roughead have both been named, while forwards Jack Gunston and Luke Breust are also up for selection alongside utility Shaun Burgoyne.

The AFL announced the squad of 40 on Tuesday evening.

Lewis has had one of his best ever seasons in 2014, emerging as one of Hawthorn’s most important midfielders.

In the absence of Sam Mitchell, who missed two months with a hamstring injury, Lewis cemented himself as Hawthorn’s number one clearance player by averaging 5.7 per game.

He is also ranked number one at the Hawks for disposals (28 average per game), centre clearances (2.5) and contested possessions (10.7).

Lewis is also ranked in the top five for inside 50s (3.6).

If selected, it would be the first time Lewis has been named All Australian.

After being named All Australian last year when he won the Coleman Medal as the league’s leading goal kicker, Roughead is again up for selection.

For the second year running, the big Hawk has topped Hawthorn’s goal kicking leaderboard, this time booting 62 goals to take his career tally to 428.

Roughead was held goalless in just two of his 21 matches this year and kicked multiple goals on 17 occasions.

His season is highlighted by an eight-goal haul against West Coast in Round 12, when he was best on ground for the Hawks in the victory at Aurora Stadium.

Hawthorn’s leading goal kicker also achieved a haul of six against the Bulldogs in Round 19.

His season average for goals kicked is 3.1 along with 16.1 disposals, 4.6 marks and 3.0 tackles.

After another breakout season, Luke Breust is up for All Australian for the first time in his career.

Season 2014 has seen the Hawks small forward achieve a career-high for goals kicked with 53 for the year from 22 matches.

Breust has become one of the game’s most reliable set shot goal kickers, having registered just 10 behinds for the season.

After working hard on his goal kicking routine over the pre-season, Breust has reaped the rewards and even equaled Tony Lockett’s record for goals kicked in a row with 29.

Remarkably, Breust has kicked a goal in each of his 22 games this year.

Breust’s value to Hawthorn isn’t just in his goal kicking ability but also in his capability to push into the midfield and add to the depth of Alastair Clarkson’s engine room.

He has averaged 15.4 disposals per game this year as well as 3.3 marks, 3.1 tackles and 2.4 goals.

Like Breust, Gunston is also up for selection for the first time after a breakout season.

Now in his third season as a Hawk after starting his career in Adelaide, Gunston also achieved a career-best for goals kicked with 51 for the year.

Gunston has positively responded to the challenge of taking on more responsibility inside 50 following the departure of Lance Franklin, enjoying his best season in the AFL to date.

After being named Hawthorn’s best player in last year’s finals series, Gunston has played 20 of a possible 23 games and averaged 16.1 disposals, 5.9 marks and 2.5 goals.

Like Breust and Roughead he has also managed to feature heavily in goals kicked per game, held goalless in just two of his 20 matches.

He booted six goals against the Kangaroos in Round 16 and bagged five goals twice, in rounds 4 and 23.

After starting the season on fire, averaging 25.5 disposals in the opening four games of the season, Burgoyne is up for his second All Australian guernsey (previously named in 2006).

Burgoyne has again been one of Clarkson’s most important players, with his ability to play in a variety of roles adding to his value to the Hawks.

Averaging 22.6 disposals for the season, Burgoyne was pivotal in his side securing victory against the Bombers in Round 2, with another stellar performance in the midfield.

Again showing his clearance-winning ability, Burgoyne went into the midfield and changed the complexion of the game to steer the Hawks to victory.

That performance was arguably his best for the year, finishing with 30 disposals and five tackles.

He also played a pivotal role in the middle part of the season, when a number of key Hawks including Mitchell, Cyril Rioli, Brian Lake, Josh Gibson and Luke Hodge were out injured.

The All Australian team will be announced at an awards evening later this month.