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First Triple Header/Past Players Lunch

May 10, 2012

This Saturday will be the first triple header of the season at Rathmines, with the Club 18 taking on Richmond Central Cardinals at 9:20, followed by the Reserves (11:40) and Seniors (2pm)  battling Ivanhoe. The Past Players Luncheon will be on during the reserves game, kicking off at midday and running until the start of [...]

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Hawks On VAFA TV

May 8, 2012

Last Thursday night saw Andrew Leonard visit The Hawks Nest to film the third instalment of VAFA TV for 2012. This episode features highlights from Round 2 matches in the VAFA and then some interviews with Hawks players at Rathmines. Take a look! Go Hawks!

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Hawks At The Glenferrie Rd Festival

April 24, 2012
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On Sunday after suffering a defeat at the hands of UHS-VU and drinking too many cocktails at the Cocktail Night, The Hawks boys fronted up at the Glenferrie Road Festival to run a BBQ outside the Hawthorn Telstra Store. With over 20,000 people expected to the Festival, this was a great opportunity to showcase our [...]

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Cocktail Night A Winner

April 24, 2012
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On Saturday night after round 1, the club rooms turned in to a scene out of 80′s classic ‘Cocktail’ for the season opening function. With the girls looking stunning and the guys doing their best, the night was a huge success. With a menu of 23 cocktails, how could it not be? It was great [...]

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It All Starts Saturday!

April 17, 2012
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Well it’s finally here! Round 1 week. As always, preseason seemed to drag on for ever, and with the season kicking off a week later than all the other leagues, I’m getting jealous of seeing friends posting on Facebook about their first game! The Hawks will welcome UHS-VU to Rathmines for the opening clash. The [...]

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Benny Drops In To The Nest

April 17, 2012
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Last week VAFA Head Of Umpiring, Benny Goodman, volunteered his time to come down to Rathmines to say hello to the players and coaching staff and give a talk on umpiring in the VAFA. He had some really interesting things to say about the number of umpires in the game. Numbers have been dwindling over [...]

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