The Cats blended the old and the new as they kicked off the 2013 season last night at Crown with the Season Launch and Hall of Fame.

Whilst the night was about introducing the new breed of Cats who will hopefully take the Cats deep into September it was also about honouring the stars.

Premiership stars Josh Hunt and Andrew Mackie were inducted into the Hall of Fame in a move that had the large crowd extremely proud.

Also on the night Cats hierarchy including Joel Selwood, Colin Carter and Chris Scott gave rousing speeches to fire the crowd up.

Selwood implored Cats players and staff to follow the lead of Brian Cook who turned down a lucrative offer to stay with the club.

New Cats including Hamish McIntosh, Josh Caddy and Jared Rivers were presented to the crowd and spoke of what being a Cat meant to them.

Watch the Season Launch and Hall of Fame video above.  

Check out the photos from the night below.