Hawthorn will officially begin its quest for back-to-back Victorian Blind Football League premierships on Friday 9 May.
Playing in a six-round season, the Hawks will face off against Port Melbourne and St Kilda each week at Game On Indoor Sports Centre in Tullamarine.
The brown and gold will again field a strong team, with Captain Ned Brewer Maiga and Grand Final Best On Ground Steve Obeid two of many returning faces.
FOLLOW HAWKS FOR ALL ON INSTAGRAM TO KEEP UP WITH THE TEAM!
A game of AFL Blind looks and feels like traditional Australian football, with slight adaptions to rules and modifications to equipment.
Games are played indoors which provides a controlled environment to allow players to utilise their hearing.
The football has a USB charging port and an electronic beeper inserted to produce sound loud enough to assist with tracking the ball.
To assist with identifying the centre and location of the goals, there are flashing lights behind the goals, high contrast backdrops hung behind the goals, and goal umpires who rattle shakers when the football enters the scoring zone.
Check out Hawthorn's full AFL Blind playing list and fixture for season 2025 below!
2025 PLAYING LIST
| Andrew Close |
| Cebby Johnson |
| John Boland |
| Steve Obeid |
| Aleesha Whitely |
| Stefan Nero |
| Matthew McCarthy |
| Ned Brewer Maiga (C) |
| Peter Frank |
| Simon Fuller |
| Brad Brider |
| Ollie Oglethorpe |
| Tyreece Bevan |
COACH: Ned Brewer Maiga
2025 FIXTURE
| ROUND | GAME | DATE & TIME |
| Pre-season | Lightning Carnival | Saturday 3 May |
| 1 | Port Melbourne v Hawthorn | Friday 9 May, 6.30pm |
| St Kilda v Hawthorn | Friday 9 May, 7.30pm | |
| 2 | Hawthorn v St Kilda | Saturday 24 May, 10am |
| Port Melbourne v Hawthorn | Saturday 24 May, 12pm | |
| 3 | Port Melbourne v Hawthorn | Friday 30 May, 7.30pm |
| St Kilda v Hawthorn | Friday 30 May, 8.30pm | |
| 4 | Port Melbourne v Hawthorn | Saturday 21 June, 10am |
| Hawthorn v St Kilda | Saturday 21 June, 11am | |
| 5 | Hawthorn v Port Melbourne | Friday 4 July, 6.30pm |
| Hawthorn v St Kilda | Friday 4 July, 7.30pm | |
| 6 | Hawthorn v Port Melbourne | Saturday 5 July, 10am |
| Hawthorn v St Kilda | Saturday 5 July, 11am | |
| Semi Final | TBD v TBD | Friday 18 July |
| Grand Final | TBD v TBD | Saturday 2 August |
ALL GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT GAME ON INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, TULLAMARINE
Feature image taken by Nerissa Byrne Photography
