Hawthorn Football Club

An update on our new home. Plenty happening at the Kennedy Community Centre. 👀

The turf has been laid over the last month at the Kennedy Community Centre! 🤩

To commemorate Hawthorn’s highly anticipated 100-year anniversary in the VFL/AFL next season, the club is launching a special edition gin in collaboration with world-class distillery, Patient Wolf Distilling Co.

Hawthorn wishes to congratulate Box Hill Hawks General Manager - Football, Annelie Smith on being the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Jill Lindsay Scholarship. The Jill Lindsay Scholarship was established in 2011 to support the further development and aspirations of talented women who are regarded as rising stars within the AFL industry. Annelie has been with the Hawks for eight years, beginning as an Events Coordinator and progressing to key football operations roles within our AFL and AFLW programs, before recently being elevated to Box Hill's General Manager - Football. We look forward to Annelie's exciting journey ahead!

Today for International Day of People with Disability, we had the privilege of hosting a panel featuring four inspiring leaders from the club and The Inclusion Project which was brilliantly hosted by Inclusion Premiership Player Lachlan Essing. Ned Brewer Maiga, Yassin Hill, John Cima and Catherine Dimou-Teagle all shared their insights on the theme: "Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.   Their stories highlighted the importance of normalising disability to build a more inclusive world. It’s a reminder that people with disabilities are key drivers of positive change, and their leadership is essential for a better, more sustainable future.

Last week Emma Race, CEO of Making The Call and Hawthorn’s #1 ticket holder, facilitated a public speaking and presenting workshop for our staff. Emma has now delivered this workshop to over 50 staff members at Hawthorn and we are so grateful. Staff rush to sign up for her popular workshop and we cannot recommend it more highly 💛🤎

Five-time premiership player and former Hawthorn Captain Gary Ayres has returned home 🙌 The dual Norm Smith Medallist was recently appointed to a new role in the club’s administration department, helping promote fundraising efforts for the Kennedy Community Centre as Capital Campaign Executive. He will work closely with former premiership teammate and fellow Hawthorn Hall of Famer, Rodney ‘Rocket’ Eade - quite the team! More information below 👇

Things are really starting to take shape at our new home 🌱 Out on the main training oval, first turf placement has commenced. This is an important step as we look to have the turf in great condition for our players next year. The same sequence has started at the AFLW Oval, with those turf works anticipated to be completed by end of the calendar year. Latest update: https://bit.ly/4hKYLRu

Hawthorn Football Club is delighted to welcome Superhero to the brown and gold family, after the industry-leading superannuation and investment platform was unveiled as a new premier partner of the club. In joining forces with the Hawks, Superhero will serve as the club’s official superannuation and share trading partner, proudly supporting both Hawthorn’s AFL and AFLW teams. 

Hawthorn has unveiled its 100-year commemorative logo as the club prepares to launch its centenary celebrations of competition in the VFL/AFL.