On Tuesday afternoon, Hawthorn players headed to Bayswater Oval in Bayswater for the annual Junior Rioli SuperClinic to teach passionate Hawks youngsters the skills required to be an AFL star.

The Clinic is held each year and is made up of Hawks members with a Junior Rioli upgrade membership and participants from selected Auskick centres.

500 children registered for the Clinic, which included nine rotations of 10 minutes with activities such as tackling, marking, agility and other skills required to play football.

During the final rotation, participants had the opportunity to have a Q&A session with the players before the players spread out around the oval to sign autographs.

If you're not a member or your child is not a member, view the packages still available and show you're ALWAYS HAWTHORN in season 2013.

The first 20 Junior members to sign up will receive a FREE copy of the children's book 'Fox Swift', which features Hawks star Cyril Rioli.


Matt Suckling was in charge of the handball target, with the kids handballing from different distances.


A proud young Hawk tries his hand at the target.


Shaun Burgoyne tries to teach the youngsters who to execute a perfect drop punt.


Cyril Rioli gets ready to challenge a youngster.


Defender Ben Stratton knows how to lay a good tackle, so he was in charge of tackling drills.


Follow Sam Mitchell and you shall succeed.


Jack Gunston hands out some footys to the clinic participants.


Josh Gibson was loving being amongst the young Hawks fans, he took the time to teach this youngster how to take a running bounce.


Midfielder Shane Savage lays a tackle on one of the youngsters during an drill.


Paul Puopolo teaches one of the participants how to break a tackle using your hands.


Ryan Schoenmakers gives a youngster instructions before taking on the handball target.


Who knows what number Josh Gibson is?