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…
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…
We’re only one sleep away and the teams for round 1 are in! The biggest test in football awaits a new-look Box Hill Hawks, with a visit to the reigning premier Footscray first up for Chris Newman’s side. There is the potential for plenty of fresh faces to debut in the brown and gold, whilst…
It only makes sense that a pre-season campaign characterised by nail-biting finishes came to a close with a heart-stopping draw. With a strong and swirly breeze whipping left to right, it was apparent that the team kicking to the grandstand end of Coburg’s Piranha Park would enjoy a significant advantage quarter-to-quarter. Conditions had favoured that…
Box Hill’s third hit-out of the pre-season has ended in defeat, with the Casey Demons securing victory in the dying embers of a match from which both teams will take plenty of positives. In the open, unprotected surrounds of Casey Fields, a swirly and often variable breeze made for tricky conditions throughout. Coupled with the intensity…