Doug Hawkins
Doug Hawkins | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Dancing Dougie, Hawk | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1960 | ||
Original team(s) |
WRFL ) | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Half Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1978–1994 |
Footscray | 329 (216) | |
1995 | Fitzroy | 21 (11) | |
Total | 350 (227) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | ? (?) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Douglas James Hawkins (born 5 May 1960) is a former
Early career
Hawkins hailed from the industrialised, working class western suburbs of Melbourne, and although he was a North Melbourne supporter in his youth, competition zoning rules in effect prior to the adoption of a national draft, dictated that Hawkins' rights were 'zoned' to Footscray, given his suburb of residence was nearby Braybrook. He got his wish, making his VFL debut for Footscray in 1978 as a teenager.
Football career
Footscray
Hawkins made his debut in Round 1 1978, against the team he grew up barracking for, the North Melbourne Kangaroos, he recorded 7 disposals and a goal. He played 18 games in his debut season, recording 241 disposals and kicking 11 goals for the season. He played all 22 games in his second season and kicked 17 goals. Over the next few years, he began to make a name for himself as one of the finest
Hawkins made the VFL team of the year for the first time in the 1984 season, a season in which Hawkins amassed 446 disposals and booted 9 goals for the year. His finest individual season came in 1985, winning the Charles Sutton Medal, his first and only best and fairest award of his career. 1985 saw Hawkins rack up 531 disposals and kick 7 goals for the year. He backed up his 1985 season by making the VFL team of the year again in 1986.
Captaincy
Hawkins was named Captain of Footscray at the beginning of the 1990 season, taking over from Stephen Wallis, he captained the club from 1990 to 1993 and Hawkins was played uncharacteristically as a small forward, as opposed to the wing. He kicked 38 goals in 1991 to win the club goalkicking and followed it up in 1992 with 42 goals. His final season for Footscray came in 1994, with one of his last game's being a famous one, as he broke Ted Whitten's long-standing club record of 321 for Footscray, and Whitten was on hand to congratulate him.
Fitzroy
However, after playing 329 games and kicking 216 goals for the Bulldogs, at the conclusion of the 1994 season his contract was not renewed, so he moved to the Fitzroy Football Club for the 1995 season; he played 21 games and kicked 11 goals for the club before announcing his retirement.
Statistics
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1978 | Footscray | 7 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 157 | 84 | 241 | 65 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 3.6 | — |
1979 | Footscray | 7 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 279 | 106 | 385 | 64 | — | 0.8 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 17.5 | 2.9 | — |
1980 | Footscray | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 138 | 81 | 219 | 38 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 18.3 | 3.2 | — |
1981 | Footscray | 7 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 219 | 189 | 408 | 73 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 19.4 | 3.5 | — |
1982 | Footscray | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 198 | 132 | 330 | 48 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 20.6 | 3.0 | — |
1983 | Footscray | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 254 | 179 | 433 | 74 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 9.4 | 22.8 | 3.9 | — |
1984 | Footscray | 7 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 290 | 156 | 446 | 99 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 13.2 | 7.1 | 20.3 | 4.5 | — |
1985 | Footscray | 7 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 349 | 182 | 531 | 172 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.5 | 7.6 | 22.1 | 7.2 | — |
1986 | Footscray | 7 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 198 | 98 | 296 | 92 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 6.1 | 18.5 | 5.8 | — |
1987 | Footscray | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 144 | 90 | 234 | 72 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
1988 | Footscray | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 198 | 161 | 359 | 90 | 22 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
1989 | Footscray | 7 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 266 | 206 | 472 | 127 | 33 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
1990 | Footscray | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 248 | 145 | 393 | 101 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 18.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
1991 | Footscray | 7 | 22 | 38 | 33 | 248 | 119 | 367 | 116 | 20 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 16.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
1992 | Footscray | 7 | 23 | 42 | 22 | 254 | 155 | 409 | 123 | 26 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
1993 | Footscray | 7 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 200 | 156 | 356 | 88 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 17.8 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
1994 | Footscray | 7 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 143 | 88 | 231 | 53 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
1995 | Fitzroy | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 180 | 162 | 342 | 68 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
Career | 350 | 227 | 172 | 3963 | 2489 | 6452 | 1563 | 201 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 18.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
Accolades and Honours
During his playing career, Hawkins won the
Media career
Off the field, Hawkins was known as an old-fashioned Aussie larrikin, someone who himself acknowledged he was not one of the smartest people going around, but was always up for a laugh. As a panel member of the
Politics
Hawkins stood as a candidate for a Victorian Senate seat in the
Personal life
Hawkins is married to Raelene, who appeared on Fox Footy's Living with Footballers before it was axed at the end of 2004. They have three children – a son and two daughters. Doug currently resides near Bacchus Marsh and has served as a coach of the Bacchus Marsh Football Club.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "AFL Legend Doug Hawkins stands for Palmer United Party". The Age. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Doug Hawkins' player profile at AFL Tables
- ^ 2013, p. 1067
- ^ "Doug Hawkins-Sports Personalities-Performers". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Doug Hawkins made a Legend, three inducted to Hall of Fame". westernbulldogs.com.au. 12 March 2014.
- ^ Lane, Patrick (12 June 2013). "Doug Hawkins tired of court jester label".
Bibliography
- Lovett, Michael, ed. (2013). AFL Record Season Guide 2013. Docklands, VIC: AFL Media. ISSN 1839-8383.
External links
- Doug Hawkins at AustralianFootball.com
- AFL: Hall of Fame