The Hawks Museum has a collection of significant guernseys now considered one of the largest in the AFL.
Within the collection are guersneys worn by captains, premiership players, best and fairest winners, Brownlow medallists and fellow teammates who in their time were indentified as the face of the brown and gold.
One of the highlights for visitors is the number of guernseys in the collection - with more than 80 at any one time on display.
Aside from the traditional vertical stripes and the earlier Mayblooms design, the night and pre-season variations now known as clash guernseys are also in the collection.
Peter Hudson’s Tasmanian guernsey and Chris Langford’s guernsey worn in the merge match are very popular.
The Club guernsey chronology that hangs from the ceiling always raises an eyebrow when visitors new to the Club’s folklore learn that in Hawthorn's first season (1902), players wore a dark blue guernsey with red and white braces.
The dreaded red and black colours of the Essendon Football Club that followed when Hawthorn merged with Boorandara in 1905 puzzles many a visitor, leaving them in disbelief.
By 1912, Hawthorn had another change to the colours (gold and blue), the official colours of the local Hawthorn municipality. When the Club joined the VFA in 1914 though, the Club's present day colours (brown and gold) were adopted.
There are two cabinets devoted exclusively to the significant guernsey collection, and the Hawks Museum is pleased to announce that the following six players have now been included:
Dean Anderson
Guernsey 8 worn in 1991 premiership
Played 1988 - 1992
Games 83, Goals 74
Premierships 1989, 1991
Night premierships 1991, 1992
Gary Buckenara
Guernsey 11 worn in 1983 premiership
Played 1982 - 1990
Games 154, Goals 293
Premierships 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989
Night premierships 1986, 1988
Andrew Collins
Guernsey 4 worn in 1988 premiership
Played 1987 - 1996
Games 212, Goals 37
Premierships 1988, 1989, 1991
Night premierships 1988, 1991, 1992
Club Champion 1990
Alan Martello
Guernsey 14 worn in 1972
Games 223, Goals 164
Premierships 1971, 1976, 1978
Night premiership 1977
Peter Russo
Guernsey 4 worn in 1982
Games 162, Goals 102
Premierships 1978, 1983
Night premiership 1985
Roy Simmonds
Guernsey 27 worn in 1960
Games 192, Goals 78
Best and fairest 195
There are a number of guernseys in the Hawks Museum collection, displayed for all Hawks fans to see.
