Box Hill have maintained their perfect start to 2017 and moved to a share of top spot on the back of a stirring come from behind victory at Williamstown’s Burbank Oval. The Hawks scrambled manfully during a particularly challenging second quarter to keep their hopes alive, withstanding periods of sustained pressure and wearing the Seagulls’…
The Box Hill Hawks’ Senior and Development squads make the trip out to Williamstown this Sunday, with both looking to maintain perfect starts to the season and improve to three-and-zero. Williamstown were the victors the last time the two sides met and are always a challenge for visitors to Burbank Oval. The seventh placed Seagulls…
Footy is as much about patience and anticipation as it is ability. If you keep working both on and off the park your efforts will be rewarded and your opportunity will come. For young Hawk Billy Murphy, a product of Ivanhoe Grammar and the Northern Knights, that means finding himself on the cusp of adding…
Box Hill have moved to two and zero on the season following a stunning 66-point victory over Coburg at Box Hill City Oval. Just a few weeks removed from a pulsating draw at Piranha Park, the two sides met again on ANZAC weekend with the annual ANZAC Cup up for grabs. Whilst the teams couldn’t…
The teams are in for our Round Two encounters with Coburg, our first of the 2017 at Box Hill City Oval. The VFL senior side started it’s campaign brilliantly last week, besting reigning premier Footscray away from home. The side that welcomes the Lions contains a nice blend of youth and experience and will be…
At age twenty-one and after only two seasons on the list, David Mirra joined Box Hill’s leadership group. Twenty-four months later he was captain in his own right and only weeks ago he was voted to the post by his teammates for a fourth season. It’s an honour not lost on the 26-year-old. “One of…
The Box Hill Hawks played in the first ever competitive VFL match on Good Friday, defeating reigning premier Footscray by 2-points. However, the Hawks were not just playing for premiership points on the day, they were also playing their role for the Good Friday Appeal and the Royal Children’s Hospital. Lead emphatically by former Box…
A dominant second half has seen Box Hill power to an impressive 66-point victory in their practice match against the Eastern Devils at Frankston Oval. Coach Pat Hill was full of praise for his side’s performance, in which the Hawks slammed on 10 goals to none after half time in the five-term match. “Each game…
It was a nail biting game for our reigning Development Premiers but a dominant fourth quarter saw Box Hill run away with a 22-point victory over Sandringham. Box Hill began the game displaying strong pressure across the board however their efforts were not rewarded with Sandringham scoring the first three majors of the game. It…
Box Hill have outlasted reigning premier Footscray to secure a winning start to season 2017. In a tight and contested encounter at Whitten Oval, both teams enjoyed periods of of dominance that threatened to break the game open, only for their opponent to reign them in. Three last quarter goals in ten minutes proved decisive…
