The AFL International Cup is now underway as teams from all around the world descend on Melbourne to take part in a series of matches before the champion is decided in a grand final to be played at the MCG before the Hawthorn-Geelong blockbuster.

Hawthorn Football Club welcomed the New Zealand Hawks to the Ricoh Centre on Friday, where Kiwi and Hawthorn International rookie Kurt Heatherley and rookie Zac Webster took the players and staff on a tour of the Club's facilities.

The tour included the players and staff being shown around the gym, while also having the opportunity to ask questions about the path each took to the AFL.

The New Zealand Hawks then held a training session on the oval.

View photos from their visit below.


New Zealand defeated Sweden by 162 points on Sunday in their opening match at Western Oval, Royal Park in Parkville.

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View the adidas guernsey the New Zealand Hawks wear during their matches, which is also available now at HawksNest.

Kiwi Hawk Kurt Heatherley with New Zealand Hawks Captain Andrew Howison outside the Ricoh Centre.


Rookie Zac Webster took some of the players on a tour of the Ricoh Centre and showed them the ropes in the gym.


Heatherley and Webster with the New Zealand Hawks team in front of the John Kennedy Snr statue.


The players showed some pretty good skills during their training session.


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Ben Miller, a former International Scholarship holder with Hawthorn in action during the session.