AUSSIE RULES
 
 
 
I am a great supporter of the AFL. I follow the Hawthorn Hawks and I think that will improve out of sight in 1999. So watch out all the AFL clubs The Mighty Hawks will be back in town.
 

                                                 
 

 
 
            HAWTHORNS HISTORY AT A GLANCE
 

 
    PREMERSHIPS :-                     BROWNLOW MEADLISTS :-
                                1971                                Colin Austen 1949 (tied)
                                1976                                Robert Dipiedomonico 1986 (tied)
                                1978                                John Platten 1987
                                1983
                                1988
                                1989
                                1991

    MOST LEAGUE GAMES :-  Michael Tuck    426 games

 
    STARS OF THE PAST :-    Leigh Matthews
                                                Peter Hudson
                                                Michael Tuck
                                                Dermott Brereton
                                                Chris Langford
                                                John Platten ( The Rat)
                                                Robert Dipiedonico
                                                Jason Dunstall

 
 
1997 AT A GLANCE
Games :22
Wins : 8
Losses : 14
Ladder finish: 15
Players used : 34

 

      PEOPLE AT THE TOP
 
Year       Position       Coach         Captain
1980          8        David Parkin   Don Scott
        1981          6         Allan Jeans     Leigh Matthews
        1982          3         Allan Jeans     Leigh Matthews
        1983          1         Allan Jeans     Leigh Matthews
        1984          2         Allan Jeans     Leigh Matthews
        1985          2         Allan Jeans     Leigh Matthews
     1986          1         Allan Jeans     Michael Tuck
     1987          2         Allan Jeans     Michael Tuck
     1988          1         Alan Joyce     Michael Tuck
     1989          1         Allan Jeans     Michael Tuck
     1990          5         Allan Jeans     Michael Tuck
     1991          1         Alan Joyce     Michael Tuck
 1992          6         Alan Joyce     Gary Ayres
1993          6         Alan Joyce     Gary Ayres
      1994          7         Peter Knights Chris Langford
     1995         15        Peter Knights  Jason Dunstall
     1996          8         Ken Judge      Jason Dunstall
    1997          15        Ken Judge     Jason Dunstall
 
 
 

                         YEAR     BEST & FAIREST     LEADING GOAL KICKERS
 
                                1980            Leigh Matthews        Michael Moncrieff 86
                                1981            Terry Wallace           Leigh Matthews 48
                                1982            Leigh Matthews        Leigh Matthews 74
                                1983            Terry Wallace           Leigh Matthews 79
                                1984            Russell Greene         Leigh Matthews 77
                                1985            Dermott Brereton     Dermott Brereton 58
                                1986            Gary Ayres              Jason Dunstall77
                                1987            John Platten             Jason Dunstall 94
                                1988            Jason Dunstall         Jason Dunstall 132
                                1989            Jason Dunstall         Jason Dunstall 138
                                1990            Andrew Collins       Jason Dunstall 83
                                1991            Ben Allan                Jason Dunstall 82
                                1992            Jason Dunstall         Jason Dunstall 145
                                1993            Jason Dunstall         Jason Dunstall 123
                                1994            John Platten             Jason Dunstall 101
                                1995            Darren Jarman         Jason Dunstall 66
                                1996            Paul Salmon            Jason Dunstall102
                                1997            Paul Salmon            Nick Holland 29
 

                                             
 
 

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