Night/Pre-season Premierships
Hawthorn has won nine night/pre-season premierships.
Introduced in 1956 till 1971, the night premierships was a consolation knock-out competition held in September, open to the clubs that missed the final four, with the games played at the Lakeside Oval, South Melbourne.
There was no official VFL night series held during the 1972 to 1976 seasons, however the National Football League (the national governing body at the time) held their own night series mid-week during the season known as the NFL Wills Cup. Hawthorn won this championship in 1976.
In 1977, the VFL revived their own night series, held mid-week during the season and televised on Channel 7 to rival the NFL series shown on Channel 10. Whilst the 1977 series only featured the 12 VFL teams, between 1978 and 1986 a selection of teams from the SANFL, WAFL and representatives from the ACT, NSW, Queensland, and Tasmania also competed.
From 1988 to 2013, the competition was played in its entirety before the premiership season began for only the VFL or AFL Clubs. The preseason competition was abandoned in 2014, and replaced with AFL programmed practice matches.
Hawthorn came runners-up in 1959, 1960,1962, 1968 before breaking through to win their first Night Premiership in 1968 and again in 1969.
1968 (Golden Fleece Cup)
Hawthorn 16.15.111 d North Melbourne 6.14.50
Coach: John Kennedy Snr
Captain: Graham Arthur
Backs: David Parkin (27), Ian Bremner (20), Ken Beck (4)
Half-backs: Rod Olsson (25), Terry Gay (28), Ross Growcott (12)
Centres: Des Meagher (30), Ray Wilson (10), Peter Chilton (3)
Half-forwards: Robert Keddie (33), Neil Ferguson (17), Gene Chiron (36)
Forwards: Geoff Angus (35), Peter Hudson (26), John Fisher (6)
Followers: Michael Blood (15), Graham Arthur (2), Peter Crimmins (5)
Reserves: Michael Francis (31), Geoff Smith (49)
Goals: Hudson 8, Arthur 2, Crimmins 2, Chilton 1, Keddie 1, Meagher 1, Parkin 1
Best Players: Beck, Crimmins, Hudson, Keddie, Meagher, Parkin, Wilson
Umpire: Don Jolley
Attendance: 11,650 (at Lakeside Oval, South Melbourne)
1969 (Golden Fleece Cup)
Hawthorn 10.17.77 d Melbourne 9.18.72
Coach: John Kennedy Snr
Captain: David Parkin
Backs: David Parkin (27), Ian Bremner (20), Michael Blood (15)
Half-backs: Ray Wilson (10), Norm Bussell (16), Gene Chiron (36)
Centres: Geoff Angus (33), Geoff Murphy (21), Des Meagher (30)
Half-forwards: Rod Olsson (25), Robert Keddie (2), Kevin Heath (8)
Forwards: Leigh Matthews (32), Peter Hudson (26), Peter Knights (24)
Followers: Ken Beck (4), Don Scott (23), Peter Crimmins (5)
Reserves: Lance Morton (37), Ian Law (7)
Goals: Hudson 3, Knights 3, Matthews 2, Chilton 1, Crimmins 1, Keddie 1,
Meagher 1, Parkin 1
Best Players: Beck, Crimmins, Knights, Matthews, Scott
Umpire: Ray Sleeth
Attendance: 21,067 (at Lakeside Oval, South Melbourne)
1976 (National Football League Champions)
Hawthorn 12.17.89 d North Melbourne 5.11.41
Coach: David Parkin (acting)
Captain: Don Scott
(Note: possible line-up from the newspapers)
Backs: Peter Welsh (12), Kelvin Moore (15), Bernie Jones (31)
Half-backs: Ian Bremner (20), David O’Halloran (8), Brian Douge (11)
Centres: Rodney Eade (26), Barry Rowlings (22), Geoff Ablett (2)
Half-forwards: Kelvin Matthews (4), Ian Paton (42), Peter Bennett (40)
Forwards: Jon Hendrie (25), Michael Moncrieff (6), Allan Goad (19)
Followers: Don Scott (23), Michael Tuck (17), Leigh Matthews (3)
Reserves: David Polkinghorne (10), Alle de Wolde (11), Peter Knights (4)
Goals: Moncrieff 4, Goad 3, G Ablett 2, Scott 2, Matthews 1
Best Players: Ablett, Bremner, Hendrie, Matthews, Moore, O’Halloran, Rowlings
Umpire: P Mead
Attendance: 7,374 (at Norwood, South Australia)
1977 (Amoco - Herald Cup)
Hawthorn 14.11.95 d Carlton 11.5.71
Coach: David Parkin
Captain: Don Scott
Backs: Peter Welsh (12), Michael Moncrieff (6), Kelvin Moore (15)
Half-backs: David Polkinghorne (10), David O’Halloran (8), Leon Rice (13)
Centres: Stuart Trott (28), Rodney Eade (26), Geoff Ablett (2)
Half-forwards: Kevin Ablett (35), Alan Martello (14), John Hendrie (25)
Forwards: Peter Bennett (16), Peter Hudson (1), Barry Rowlings (22)
Followers: Don Scott (23), Michael Tuck (17), Leigh Matthews (3)
Reserves: Kelvin Steele (33), Richard Walter (45)
Goals: Hudson 5, Martello 2, Rowlings 2, G Ablett 1, Bennett 1, Hendrie 1,
Matthews 1, Tuck 1
Best Players: G Ablett, Hudson, Moncrieff, Moore, Polkinghorne, Rowlings, Scott, Tuck
Umpires: Bill Deller, Ian Robinson
Attendance: 27,407 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
1985 (Foster’s Cup)
Hawthorn 11.11.77 d Essendon 10.8.66
Coach: Allan Jeans
Acting Captain: Michael Tuck
Backs: Gary Ayres (7), Chris Mew (2), Colin Robertson (32)
Half-backs: Russell Morris (15), Rod Lester-Smith (6), Peter Schwab (30)
Centres: Peter Russo (4), Terry Wallace (16), Robert DiPierdomenico (9)
Half-forwards: Peter Curran (25), Dermott Brereton (23), John Kennedy Jnr (34)
Forwards: Ken Judge (1), Jason Dunstall (19), Michael Tuck (17)
Followers: Greg Dear (14), Robert Handley (37), Richard Loveridge (22)
Interchange: Paul Abbott (39), Stephen Malaxos (10), Chris Wittman (43)
Goals: DiPierdomenico 3, Brereton 2, Kennedy Jnr 2, Handley 2, Loveridge 1, Schwab 1
Best Players: Brereton, DiPierdomenico, Handley, Kennedy Jnr, Loveridge Robertson, Wallace
Umpires: Peter Cameron, Glen James
Attendance: 24,812 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
1986 (Foster’s Cup)
Hawthorn 9.12.66 d Carlton 5.6.36
Coach: Allan Jeans
Captain: Michael Tuck
Backs: Gary Ayres (7), Chris Langford (28), Rod Lester-Smith (6)
Half-backs: Peter Schwab (30), Paul Abbott (39), Glen Howard (13)
Centres: Rodney Eade (26), Terry Wallace (16), Robert DiPierdomenico (9)
Half-forwards: Gary Buckenara (11), Dermott Brereton (23), John Kennedy Jnr (34)
Forwards: Peter Curran (25), Jason Dunstall (19), John Platten (44)
Followers: Greg Dear (14), Michael Tuck (17), Richard Loveridge (22)
Interchange: Michael McCarthy (20), Chris Wittman (31), Ken Judge (1)
Goals: Platten 3, Buckenara 2, Dunstall 2, Brereton 1, Eade 1
Best Players: John Platten, Terry Wallace, Gary Buckenara, Michael Tuck, Gary Ayres, Dermott Brereton
Umpires: Ross Castle, John Russo
Attendance: 19,627 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
1988 (Panasonic Cup)
Hawthorn 10.10.70 d Geelong 9.13.67
Coach: Alan Joyce
Captain: Michael Tuck
Backs: Paul Abbott (39), Chris Langford (24), Gary Ayres (7)
Half-backs: Russell Morris (15), Chris Mew (2), Jay Jencke (1)
Centres: James Morrissey (35), Peter Schwab (30), Robert DiPierdomenico (9)
Half-forwards: Dermott Brereton (23), Paul Dear (13), Gary Buckenara (9)
Forwards: Richard Loveridge (22), Jason Dunstall (19), Andrew Collins (40)
Followers: Paul Harding (21), Michael Tuck (17), John Platten (44)
Interchange: Robert Dickson (21), Russell Greene (29), Chris Wittman (10)
Goals: Dunstall 3, Ayres 1, Breton 1, Buckenara 1, Collins 1, Loveridge 1, Mew 1,
Wittman 1
Best Players: Ayres, Abbott, Harding, Loveridge, Morrissey
Umpires: Peter Cameron, Ian Clayton
Attendance: 35,803 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
1991 (Fosters Cup)
Hawthorn 14.19.103 d North Melbourne 7.12.54
Coach: Alan Jeans
Acting Captain: Gary Ayres
Backs: Andrew Collins (4), Chris Langford (24), Peter Schwab (30)
Half-backs: Ray Jencke (1), Paul Abbott (39), Gary Ayres (7)
Centres: Darrin Pritchard, Darren Jarman (11), James Morrissey (35)
Half-forwards: Dean Anderson (8), Dermott Brereton (23), Chris Wittman (10)
Forwards: Paul Dear (14), Jason Dunstall (19), Ben Allan (15)
Followers: Greg Dear (14), Anthony Condon (3), John Platten (44)
Interchange: Tony Hall (6), Paul Hudson (33), Stephen Lawrence (12), Alex McDonald (1)
Goals: Dunstall 3, Anderson 2, Brereton 2, Condon 2, Pritchard 2, Hall 1, Jarman 1, McDonald 1
Best Players: Brereton, Collins, Condon, Dunstall, Jarman, Langford, Platten, Pritchard
Umpires: Peter Carey, Bryan Sheehan
Attendance: 46,629 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
1992 (Fosters Cup)
Hawthorn 19.14.128 d Fitzroy 8.15.63
Coach: Alan Joyce
Captain: Gary Ayres
Backs: Andrew Collins (4), Chris Langford (24), Gary Ayres (7)
Half-backs: Ray Jencke (1), Chris Mew (39), James Morrissey (35)
Centres: Andy Gowers (16), Ben Allen (15), Darrin Pritchard (18)
Half-forwards: Dean Anderson (8), Tony Hall (6), Darren Jarman (11)
Forwards: Paul Dear (13), Jason Dunstall (19), Dermott Brereton (23)
Followers: Greg Dear (14), Paul Hudson (17), John Platten (44)
Interchange: Paul Cooper (26), Greg Madigan (1), Alex McDonald (28), Glenn Nugent (21)
Goals: Hudson 5, Hall 3, Jarman 3, Brereton 2 Allan 1, P Dear 1, Dunstall 1, Gowers 1, Madigan 1, Platten 1
Best Players: Anderson, Collins, Hall, Hudson, Jencke, Langford, Mew, Pritchard
Umpires: Gavin Dore, Chris Mitchell
Michael Tuck Medal: Paul Hudson
Attendance: 49,453 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
1999 (Ansett Cup)
Hawthorn 12.11.83 d Port Adelaide 5.6.36
Coach: Ken Judge
Captain: Shane Crawford
Backs: Ritchie Vandenberg (21), Jonathan Hay (3), Luke McCabe (7)
Half-backs: Trent Croad (24), Mark Graham (34), John Hassall (13)
Centres: Angelo Lekkas (37), Tony Woods (30), Shane Crawford (9)
Half-forwards: Daniel Chick (17), Jonathon Robran (10), Ben Dixon (19)
Forwards: Daniel Harford (5), Nick Holland (2), Aaron Lord (15)
Followers: Paul Salmon (4), Craig Treleven (8), Richard Taylor (6)
Interchange: Kris Barlow (33), Michael Collica (23), Adrian Cox (36),
Brad Lloyd (18), Chris Obst (31), Nathan Thompson (16)
Goals: Chick 2, Holland 2, Lord 2, Colica 1, Dixon 1, Graham 1, Salmon 1, Trelevan 1, Vandenberg 1
Best Players: Crawford, Croad, Hay, Holland, Lord, Salmon, Taylor Treleven
Michael Tuck Medal: Paul Salmon
Umpires: Gavin Dore, Hyden Kennedy, M Nash
Attendance: 49,874 (at VFL Park, Waverley)
2nd 18/Reserves Premierships
Hawthorn made 17 finals appearances, winning four premierships before AFL wound up the 2nd 18 / Reserves competition in 1999. In 2000 the AFL and the VFA combined to form a second tier competition, the VFL with Hawthorn forming an alliance with Box Hill. Known as the Box Hill Hawks, the Club has made 10 finals appearances to date (2015) winning 2 Premierships.
1958
Hawthorn 7.11.53 d Collingwood 6.13.49
Coach: H S ‘Tubby’ Edmonds
Captain: Brian Kann
Backs: Brian Kann (22), Sted Hay (10), Dave Ritchie (39)
Half-backs: William Hay (43), John McArthur (28), Norm Maginness (35)
Centres: G Sampieri (15), Bill Shelton (7), John Fisher (5)
Half-forwards: Ron Cabble (6), Ron Nisbert (16), John Dineen (29)
Forwards: Kevin Northcote (19), Gary Young (31), Gary Rusmussen (37)
Followers: John Elward (34), Terry Ingersoll (20), Geoff Wilson (8)
Reserves: Malcolm Hill (9), R Foreman (41)
Goals: Young 2, Dineen 2, Hill 1, Fisher 1, Elward 1
1959
Hawthorn 13.18.96 d Fitzroy 9.11.65
Coach: H S ‘Tubby’ Edmonds
Captain: Brian Kann
Backs: Brian Kann (22), Don Gent (26), Paul Sullivan (13)
Half-backs: John Dineen (29), Geoff Howells (25), Cam McPherson (45)
Centres: Barry Toy (49), Bill Shelton (7), John Fisher (5)
Half-forwards: Ron Cabble (6), Gary Rusmussen (37), John O’Mahony (3)
Forwards: Dave Ritchie (39), Phil Hay (52), Brian Coleman (35)
Followers: John Elward (34), John McArthur (28), Kevin Northcote (19)
Reserves: John Robertson (32), W Miller (44)
Goals: Elward 3, Hay 3, Coleman 2, Northcote 2, Cabble 1, Fisher 1, Ritchie 1
1972
Hawthorn 13.10.88 d Melbourne 12.12.84
Coach: Roy Simmonds
Captain: Ken Beck
Backs: Brian Shinners (29), Michael Moncrieff (6), Ron Stubbs (1)
Half-backs: Mike Dehnert (41), Ross Johnson (19), Michael Tuck (17)
Centres: Brian Douge (11), Kelvin Matthews (28), Peter Walsh (32)
Half-forwards: Mike Porter (9), Gerald McCarthy (42), Allan Goad (40)
Forwards: Geoff Angus (33), Wayne Bevan (37), Ray Wilson (10)
Followers: Ken Beck (4), Gene Chiron (36), Geoff Smith (22)
Reserves: Terry Fitzgerald (39), D Fitzgerald (50)
Goals: Bevan 4, Goad 2, Porter 2, Smith 2, Angus 1, Matthews 1, T Fitzgerald 1
1985
Hawthorn 18.16.124 d Carlton 16.12.108
Coach: Des Meagher
Captain: Rodney Eade
Backs: Chris Wittman (43), Glenn Howard (31), Michael Byrne (21)
Half-backs: James Morrissey (35), Paul Abbott (39), Colin Robertson (32)
Centres: Robert Teal (54), Rodney Eade (26), Paul Considine (36)
Half-forwards: Gary Buckenara (11), Peter Curran (25), David Sullivan (51)
Forwards: James Bennett (18), Peter Knights (24), Shane McGrath (27)
Followers: Greg Dear (14), Stephen Malaxos (10), David Flintoff (42)
Reserves: M Geurts (45), Roger Ellingworth (38), P Bailey (33)
Goals: Buckenara 8, Knights 4, Bennet 2, Abbott 1, Considine 1, Sullivan 1, Wittman 1
2001 (Box Hill Hawks)
Box Hill 13.13.91 d Werribee 7.12.54
Coach: Donald McDonald
Captain: Matt Brewer
Backs: Michael Osborne, Matthew Dent, Mark Williams
Half-backs: Chance Bateman, John Baird, Chris Obst
Centres: Billy Nicholls, Matt Brewer, Nick Ries
Half-forwards: Brett Johnson, Brett O’Farrell, Sam Mitchell
Forwards: Mark Passador, Aaron Lord, Anthony Rock
Followers: Robert Campbell, Matthew Ball, Lance Picioane
Interchange: Matthew Smith, Tim Hazell, Michael Georgiadis, Andrew Puglsey
Goals: O’Farrell 4, Passador 2, Puglsey 2, Rock 2, Lord 1, Picioane 1, Ries 1
Norm Goss Medal: John Baird
2013 (Box Hill Hawks)
Box Hill Hawks 14.15.99 d Geelong 11.12.78
Coach: Damian Carroll
Acting Captain: David Mirra (Daniel Pratt injured)
Backs: Angus Litherland, Matt Spangher, David Mirra
Half-backs: Derick Wanganeen, Kyle Cheny, Taylor Duryea
Centres: Marc Lock, Michael Osborne, Sam Iles
Half-forwards: Jed Anderson, Shane Savage, Jonathan Simpkin
Forwards: Jonathon Ceglar, Sam Grimley, Bryce Retzlaff
Followers: Luke Lowden, Mitch Hallahan, Will Langford
Interchange: Jordan Kelly, Tim O’Brien, Liam Tobin, Xavier Murphy, Ryan Exon
Goals: Grimley 3, Murphy 2, Osborne 2, Simpkin 2, Hallahan 1, Iles 1, Lowden 1, Retziaff 1 Savage 1
Norm Goss Medal: Jonathan Simpkin
3rd 18 / Under 19
The VFL / AFL introduced the under 19 competition in 1946 which continued to 1991. Hawthorn made the finals on 11 occasions, but only won the premiership once, in 1972.
1972
Hawthorn 13.23.101 d North Melbourne 13.20.98
Coach: Brian Coleman
Captain: Paul Gendre
Backs: Roger King (23), I Rimington (17), M Landy (4)
Half-backs: M Davies (6), Paul Gendre (9), G Wood (1)
Centres: Ian Scrimshaw (2), Michael Zemski (50), Kelvin Steel (3)
Half-forwards: P Howell (11), I Glenn (7), G Luff (13)
Forwards: Paul Oliver (19), Ron Beattie (10), David Hall (21)
Followers: Bernie Jones (18), Paul Reinmuth (8), K Hoult (5)
Reserves: R Aitken (44), A Pell (24)
Goals: Glenn 4, Beattie 2, Oliver 2, Hall 1, Hoult 1, Reinmuth 1, Steel 1, Zemski 1
Junior Premierships
Hawthorn entered a team in the Melbourne Boy’s League in 1938 that was a forerunner to the VFL under 19’s competition that was introduced in 1946. In this era till 1973, Hawthorn considered the under 17 competitions to be a major development area for future senior and reserve players.
Melbourne Boys’ League (Under 20 years)
1941 Premiers
Hawthorn d unknown
Coach: Ernest ‘Tich’ Utting
Captain: Jack Hester
Team List: B Amey, A Baines, A Bennett, W Boyes, J Brain, J Cole, H Coombs, K Cotter,
F Curran, J Duncan, R Duxson, R Forbes, O Fryer, R Harris, D Hassett, B Holmes, K Martin, J Mathisen, P McDonald, A Nash, B Nash, D Peterson, A Prior, J Reynolds, L Roberts,
D Ross, H Thatcher, W Uttings, C Worrall
Hawthorn Fourth 18 (under 17s) Melbourne Boys League
Club records are incomplete - the Hawks Museum seeks help with filling the gaps.
Premiers 1950
Hawthorn 10.7.67 d. Happy Valley 9.4.58
Coach: Jack Bromage
Captain: F Ryan
Team List: J Bromage Jnr, J Crook, Alan Fanning, Don Gent, Les Gibb, J Gleeson,
W Hamilton, F Hart, Brian Kann, R Lacy, H Lewis, C Jenning, D Jenson, J Johnson,
F Newlain, W Seigle, N Stokes, L Wain, R Wain, M Webb, K White, W Yole
Premiers 1951
Hawthorn 6.9.45 d. Happy Valley 6.7.43
Coach: Len Manders
Premiers 1952
Hawthorn d unknown
Coach: Len Manders
Premiers 1953
Hawthorn 12.9.81 d Richmond Citizens 9.7.61
Coach: Len Manders
Captain: Jack Batt
Team List: (not complete) J Batt, C Douglas, P Elliot, K Freiberg, A Hansen, A Jensen,
J Johnson, B Kanthaus, J Lanning, F Miller, J Meridith, B Pebbles, O Roach, G Smith.
Premiers 1960
Hawthorn 8.8.56 d South Melbourne 4ths 2.3.15
Coach: Alan Fanning
Captain: Craig Chandler
Team List: David Albiston, Godfrey Baker, Wayne Bennett, Terry Clarke, Ian Cranage,
Tom Dixon, Roy Hahn, John Hayden, Frank Hayes, Ian Hurley, Barry Lynch, John Miller, Ken Mollison, Bob Piotrowski, Alan Piper, John Simon, Geoff Trennery, Ken Welsh,
John Wright
Premiers 1961
Hawthorn 7.11.53 d Melbourne 4ths 6.7.43
Coach: Alan Fanning
Captain: Wayne Bennett
Team List: Ross Albiston, Mick Clayton, Tom Dixon, Neil Ferguson, W Fisher, Brian Grace, John Grey, Neville Hogan, Brian Hudson, Ian Hurley, Barry Lynch, John Marshall, Malcolm Marshall, Graham McArthur, Ron Peck, Bob Piotrowski, Allan Piper, Greame Richardson, Doug Stevens, John Simon, Graham Sleeth, Doug Smith, Bob Stratton, Alan Stewart, Geoff Sturdy, Ken Sutherland, Warren Wilson, Ray Woolan
Premiers 1962
Hawthorn d unknown
Coach: John Elwood
Captain: Allan Stewert
Team List: Bob Adams, Ross Albiston, Robert Anderson, David Barker, David Barwell, Dennis Boyd, Len Boyd, Tom Dixon, Neil Ferguson, Jeff Freeman, George Gesplin, John Grey, Barry Henrickson, Ray Horkins, Ian Hurley, Bernie Jones, Brent Jones, Luke Kane, Barry Lynch, Malcolm Marshall, Bob Morrison, Ronald Peck, Robert Pickworth, Allan Rodda, Ken Sutherland, Warren Wilson, Ray Woolen
Premiers 1970
Hawthorn 17.14.116 d East Brighton 9.11.65
Coach: J Williams
Captain: P Reinmuth
Team List: P Aitken, W Armstrong, W Bevan, T Carroll, A Chiron, I Claessen, J Cock, D Cutting, B Deacon, A Groh, W Halbert, K Holden, M Hook, K Hoult (vice- captain), K Jackson, I Lakeland, B Jones, G Lowe, G Luff, P Reinmuth (captain), B Richardson, S Roberts, A Sevald
Premiers 1972
Hawthorn 20.21. d St Kilda City 6.8.44
Coach: John Williams
Captain: P Dakis
Team List: L Bianchi, N Cooney, P Cormick, D Crawley, P Da Rose, K Daly, G Deason,
A Grow, W Hughes, M Hudson, W Louden, G Luff, B Maxwell, B Meehan, D Meehan,
R Mitchell, R Neely, J Onley, P Rose, R Reynolds, P Ridgwell, S Sturrock, P Tyson,
G Taylor, J Yarwood.
Premierships won prior to joining the VFL in 1925
Victorian Football Association (VFA)
(2nd 18) Victorian Junior Football Association
Premiers 1924
Hawthorn Juniors 5.9.39 d North Melbourne Juniors 4.5.29
Captain: Leehane
Backs: May, Lynch, O’Callaghan
Half-backs: McLaren, P Keary, Pickford
Centres: Watson, E Glynn, McLaughlan
Half-forwards: Young, W Glynn, Roberts
Forwards: Wilson, F Keary, Scott
Followers: Leehane, Flynn
Rover: Owens
Emergency: Malone
Hawthorn Trades Team (Wednesday Competition)
Premiers: 1902
Eastern Suburban Junior Football Association
Premiers Hawthorn Rovers (2nd 18) 1903 and 1904
