We're going through the alphabet one letter at a time categorising our Hawthorn players by not just their talent, but their surname too.
We have considered premierships, accolades, and the number of games played, to come up with a select and prestigious crop of Hawks from throughout history.
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B.
Dermott Brereton
Brilliant. Bustling. Brave. This King "B" was a symbol of the era he dominated. A five-time premiership player, best and fairest winner and now the centre half-forward of the Hawks Team of the Century, Brereton ruled the VFL landscape throughout his 11-year Hawthorn career. Kicking five goals on debut, Brereton kicked 427 majors throughout his time in the brown and gold, sitting him eighth on the club's all time list.
Gary Buckenara
Named beside Brereton on the half-forward flank of the Hawthorn Team of the Century, Buckenara played 154 games for the club, booting 293 goals. Buckenara, a highly-skilled onballer who could go forward and hit the scoreboard, is a three-time All Australian and won four premierships throughout his career. His services to the club did not cease upon his 1990 retirement however as Buckenara held the position of the club's recruiting manager for 16 years, finishing in 2015 after having masterminded the collation of talent that led to the current dynastical era.
Go fishing with Gary Buckenara and Robert Dipierdomenico
Grant Birchall
Recruited with pick 14 in the 2005 draft, this Tasmanian has built a reputation as one of the best ball-users of the modern era. A pin-point left foot kick, Birchall has typified the brand of football which has led to so much brown and gold success in the last decade. A member of all four premierships since 2008, Birchall's best individual year came in 2012 when he was awarded All Australian honours after a season where he averaged 23.1 disposals at an incredible 85% disposal efficiency.
Jim Bohan
Unlike some of the fortune of his "B" counterparts, Bohan never once got the opportunity of a finals match. Nevertheless Bohan was a champion centreman, dominant in his time. Having played 131 games for the club between 1938 and 1946, he is remembered for his high skill level, especially his mastery with the drop kick. Bohan captained the club in 1944 and 1946, and won the best and fairest in 1943 and 1945. He was named as the centreman in the Hawthorn Team of the Century.
