As a 10 year old boy, Peter had gone to the 1983 Grand Final to see the Hawks triumph over Essendon by 83 points.
Peter recalled this as the most exciting day of his life.
The Hawks were invincible, with Leigh Matthews kicking six goals and Colin Robertson winning the Norm Smith Medal for best-on-ground.
Not satisfied in just watching the replay on Sunday morning, Peter decided he would go to Glenferrie to see his heroes again - Dipper, Lethal, Rubber, Plough and a young Dermie and to get their autographs.
Unsure if his mother would give him permission to go alone, Peter asked his older sister Suzi to join him for moral support. Without letting their mother know where they were headed, they caught the train from Alamein to Glenferrie for their first Family Day premiership celebrations.
The story gets even better - the premiership players assembled in the Red Brick Stand (later to be known as the Michael Tuck Stand) and were waiting to be introduced to the adoring army of Hawthorn supporters assembled on the oval.
Arriving at Glenferrie, Peter and Suzi wormed their way through the excited crowd and climbed the stairs to the grandstand and to their total surprise; they found themselves standing in front of the players on the balcony.
Peter began an enjoyable task of collecting his favourite players’ autographs. Little did they know that the Club photographer Barry Searle spotted them and took their photo when Dipper, standing behind them, raised the premiership cup with everyone at the ground singing the song, “We’re a happy team at Hawthorn”.
Later that year when the December edition of HawkTalk arrived in the mail, Peter’s mother was amazed to discover where her children were the Sunday morning after the Grand Final.
On page 12 was a photo of Peter with his autograph book in-hand looking at Dipper holding the cup with Suzi clapping her hands in delight.
Come December 2011, Peter was flicking through his new copy of The Golden Years and to his astonishment; there was the photo from the 1983 celebrations - now as a double spread.
Peter contacted the Hawks Museum to see if he could get a copy of the photo to show his own daughter Sadie his day of glory back in 1983, when he and his sister stood on the balcony at Glenferrie with their heroes.
All Hawks fans should grab a copy of The Golden Years - stories from Hawthorn’s greatest era - available through HawksNest Online or in-store at the Ricoh Centre and Glenferrie.
Peter Haby
Hawks Museum
Peter Satchell with his idols at Glenferrie Oval following the Club's 1983 Grand Final win over Essendon.
