Hawthorn's Wheelchair AFL teams begin their season on Sunday 28 April. 

Get to know some members of the squad below! 

Favourite footy moment?

Gerard McCarthy: My first game with Hawthorn

Hayden Auber: Winning my first game last year

Andrew Harrison: Winning two gold medals at the Paralympic Games

Ben van Raay: Watching the 2008 AFL Grand Final

David Ralph: The 2023 VWFL premiership

Player to watch?

Gerard McCarthy: Ben van Raay

Hayden Auber: Finn Broadbent 

Andrew Harrison: The entire team! 

Ben van Raay: David Ralph 

David Ralph: Gerard McCarthy 

Most used app on your phone?

Gerard McCarthy: Instagram 

Hayden Auber: Instagram 

Andrew Harrison: Google Maps because I seem to get lost a lot! 

Ben van Raay: WhatsApp

David Ralph: Facebook

Favourite food?

Gerard McCarthy: Anything Italian! 

Hayden Auber: Dumplings 

Andrew Harrison: Pizza 

Ben van Raay: Mexican food 

David Ralph: Subway 

Favourite Hawks player?

Gerard McCarthy: James Sicily 

Hayden Auber: James Worpel 

Andrew Harrison: Anyone in Hawks colours! 

Ben van Raay: I like them all! 

David Ralph: Mitch Lewis 

Pump-up song?

Hayden Auber: Anything from Bring Me The Horizon

Andrew Harrison: I'm good with anything! 

Ben van Raay: Shots by LMFAO 

David Ralph: Better by the Screaming Jets

TV show you're binging?

Hayden Auber: Clarkson's Farm

Andrew Harrison: Stranger Things 

Ben van Raay: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

David Ralph: Modern Family 

Favourite movie?

Hayden Auber: Any comedy movie! 

Andrew Harrison: The Great Escape 

Ben van Raay: The Hangover 

David Ralph: The Naked Gun