Premiership player Phoebe McWilliams starred in the VFLW grand final on Sunday for Hawthorn as a dominant centre half forward.

When the 2019 AFLW season rolls around, she will be wearing Geelong's blue and white hoops instead. 

McWilliams was GWS’s leading goal kicker for the past two AFLW seasons before signing on with Geelong earlier in the year to help build the foundations of the growing squad.

She then played out the remainder of the VFLW season for the Hawks.

Now she will quickly turn her attentions to Geelong’s pre-season as she prepares herself for the upcoming AFLW season as a Cat.

A star performance in the Grand final made her one to watch at Etihad Stadium with six marks, 13 possessions and two behinds.

“I was pretty pleased with my game, but it was a full-team effort,” she told Speaking to the Geelong Advertiser.

“Well done to Geelong, they never gave up for the whole four quarters.

“They did really well and never made us feel like we were going to get away with it. I think our start ended up being the difference.”

The premiership star did admit to feeling conflicted to defeating the cats who she will line up for in the next AFLW season.

 “It is a weird feeling, because obviously I really like Geelong and get along with the people down there really well,” she said.

“Seeing some of them after the game like Mia (Rae Clifford), I’ve played footy with Mia for about five years, so seeing her upset, that upset me a bit, too, because I know her so well.

“But it has been a long season with Hawthorn and I feel really a part of their family, so it’s good to finish on a high with them.

“Now it’s time to focus on the Cats.”

McWilliams said there is a bright future at Geelong with the progression of the building players list, with potential No.1 pick in next month’s draft Nina Morrison catching her eye.

“I think that Nina Morrison, she played really well — a lot of them played really well,” she said.

“When Kate Darby kicked that goal and brought the difference back to seven points, I was a bit nervous but luckily we were able to hang on in the end.”