GWS Giants vs Hawthorn Hawks AFL elimination final player ratings: Toby Greene, Jake Stringer and Jesse Hogan have their colours lowered to the likes of Jack Ginnivan, Nick Watson and Mabior Chol

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Hawthorn recorded a stunning elimination final win over Greater Western Sydney at Engie Stadium on Saturday evening. Our experts, AFL reporters Jon Pierik and Scott Spits, rate every player’s performance.

GWS

(1) Harvey Thomas: The youngster had his “moment” in this game. GWS were in deep, deep trouble in the third quarter, trailing by 42 points, when Thomas pounced and applied a tackle on Karl Amon in the forward 50. He went back and slotted the goal and it gave them a sniff and started their revival. 5.5/10

(2) Darcy Jones: The hard-luck story of the game. Jones left the field late in the first half with a potentially ruptured ACL. Jones had scored a brilliant goal on the run in the second quarter when the Giants were battling to find their way. 6/10

(3) Stephen Coniglio