Paul Hawke

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Paul Hawke
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-07-04) 4 July 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Original team(s) Wagga Tigers (Riverina Football League)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Ruck-rover
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1984–1987 Sydney 72 (72)
1988–1989 Collingwood 41 (30)
1991 Sydney 1 (0)
Total114 (102)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Hawke (born 4 July 1964) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Sydney and Collingwood Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A versatile ruck-rover from the Wagga Tigers, Hawke kicked 23 goals in his debut season at Sydney. He represented New South Wales at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. Hawke played his best football after he crossed to Collingwood and in 1989 averaged 25.89 disposals a game, 41 of them in a win over Richmond. He finished equal seventh in the Brownlow Medal, the best placed Collingwood player, but was runner-up in the Copeland Trophy. Collingwood broke through for a drought breaking premiership in 1990 but Hawke spent the entire season in the reserves. [1] He returned to Sydney in 1991 but could only manage one appearance with the seniors.

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References

  1. ↑ Paton, Al (11 March 2015). "Collingwood inducts 1990 stars and staff into Hall of Fame". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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