The Hawks’ second road trip of 2021 takes us to Royal Parade on Sunday, in a first meeting between the brown and gold of Box Hill and navy blue of Carlton in 19 long years. The two sides clashed four times in the early 2000s, with the newly aligned Box Hill taking the four points…
Sam Mitchell will have a strong twenty-two at his disposal for Sunday’s visit of North Melbourne, recalling four AFL-listed Hawks and a talented trio of ex-AFL talent who now call City Oval home. Daniel Howe, Josh Morris, Jon Ceglar and Emerson Jeka are the headline inclusions to a team looking to bounce back from a…
Box Hill have fallen to a second defeat of 2021, beaten by Werribee at City Oval on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks fielded a relatively inexperienced side, with just nine AFL-listed players and Eastern Ranges prospect Tyler Sonsie representing the brown and gold. The visitors came into the contest in better form than their one-and-two record…
Sam Mitchell has named an extended 31-man squad for Saturday’s visit of Werribee. Hawthorn-listed big man Jon Ceglar headlines the list of potential additions to the 22 which secured a superb four points last Sunday afternoon, with leading goal-kicker Emerson Jeka also in the mix to face Werribee. AFL-listed youngsters Finn Maginness, Harry Pepper and…
Box Hill staged a remarkable comeback to down Sandringham on Sunday, with victory catapulting the two-and-one Hawks into competition’s top eight for the first time this season. The win capped a rollicking afternoon at Trevor Barker Beach Oval in which Sam Mitchell’s men lead by five goals at the 30-minute mark of the first quarter,…
The one-and-one Box Hill tackle the zero-and-two Sandringham tomorrow, with the Hawks’ first travelling party of 2021 set to include a big-name debutant. Midfielder Josh Deluca – a four-time WAFL premiership player – will don the brown and gold for the first time since joining at the close of 2019. Deluca, initially recruited off Carlton’s…
The Box Hill Hawks have rebounded from a last start loss to record its first win of 2021. The 56-point result returns Sam Mitchell’s men to the right side of parity as far as percentage, which could prove vital as 22 teams vie for 8 spots come finals time. With the radar suggesting rain was…
With Hawthorn’s Round six squad not submitted until Saturday night, Box Hill’s Round two team exists as an extended 31-man outfit. There are nine possible additions to the side which went down in round one, headlined by the potential returns of James Cousins and Conor Nash. Sam Mitchell might also call upon four debutants for…
A new-look Box Hill Hawks began their 2021 campaign on Sunday afternoon, going down to a strong Casey Demons outfit by 51-points. Sam Mitchell’s 22 included 15 men who’d never before donned the brown and gold, with a blend of ex-AFL, Hawthorn-listed and developing VFL-listed talent among the fresh faces. In the first match for…
The journey of Sam Mitchell, Senior Coach, has ticked off a significant milestone: his first team selection! The former Box Hill and Hawthorn champion’s selected side could boast as many as fifteen Club debutants, with an even spread of AFL and VFL listed talent to represent the Brown and Gold in our season opener. Notable…
