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Doug Hawkins

Footscray and Fitzroy

AFL career

350 games227 goals

Debut
R1 1978 v NTH1 Apr 1978
Most recent
R21 1995 v STK26 Aug 1995

Stats

1995
FIT
21
8.6
7.7
16.3
3.2
1.0
0.6
1.5
0.5
0.1
59
1994
FSC
21
6.8
4.2
11.0
2.5
0.7
0.4
1.1
0.3
0.4
43
1993
FSC
20
10.0
7.8
17.8
4.4
1.2
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.6
64
1992
FSC
23
11.0
6.7
17.8
5.3
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.8
1.0
76
1991
FSC
22
11.3
5.4
16.7
5.3
1.1
1.5
0.9
1.7
1.5
73
1990
FSC
21
11.8
6.9
18.7
4.8
1.2
1.3
0.8
1.3
0.6
73
1989
FSC
20
13.3
10.3
23.6
6.4
2.3
1.6
1.7
0.4
0.2
86
1988
FSC
20
9.9
8.1
18.0
4.5
1.5
1.3
1.1
0.4
0.2
64
1987
FSC
12
12.0
7.5
19.5
6.0
2.4
1.7
0.7
0.5
0.2
72
1986
FSC
16
12.4
6.1
18.5
5.8
2.2
1.3
-
0.1
0.3
-
1985
FSC
24
14.5
7.6
22.1
7.2
2.3
2.0
-
0.3
0.3
-
1984
FSC
22
13.2
7.1
20.3
4.5
2.0
1.5
-
0.4
0.6
-
1983
FSC
19
13.4
9.4
22.8
3.9
2.7
2.3
-
0.3
0.3
-
1982
FSC
16
12.4
8.3
20.6
3.0
2.8
1.5
-
0.3
0.3
-
1981
FSC
21
10.4
9.0
19.4
3.5
2.2
2.0
-
0.6
0.5
-
1980
FSC
12
11.5
6.8
18.3
3.2
2.3
1.5
-
0.4
0.6
-
1979
FSC
22
12.7
4.8
17.5
2.9
3.3
2.1
-
0.8
0.6
-
1978
FSC
18
8.7
4.7
13.4
3.6
2.5
2.1
-
0.6
0.4
-
League
Season
STK
OO
R21
9
11
20
7
0
1
0
0
0.0
67
GEE
WO
R20
14
11
25
3
3
1
0
2
0.1
82
SYD
WO
R19
3
4
7
2
1
2
0
0
2.0
30
FRE
SUB
R18
2
6
8
1
0
0
0
1
0.0
25
CAR
WP
R17
3
4
7
1
0
0
0
3
0.0
32
ESS
MCG
R16
9
7
16
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
54
MEL
WO
R15
10
8
18
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
58
FSC
WO
R14
4
4
8
1
1
2
0
1
1.0
28
HAW
OO
R13
3
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
15
RCH
MCG
R12
5
10
15
3
1
0
0
2
1.0
59
BRB
Gabba
R11
10
4
14
0
1
1
0
2
1.1
51
COL
VP
R10
10
9
19
2
1
0
0
1
0.0
59
WCE
BR
R9
11
14
25
1
0
2
0
3
0.0
70
ADE
FP
R8
13
9
22
5
3
0
0
2
1.0
89
NTH
WO
R7
17
7
24
9
3
0
0
2
3.0
121
STK
WP
R6
5
9
14
2
1
1
0
5
2.0
69
GEE
KP
R5
8
9
17
4
2
0
1
3
0.0
69
SYD
SCG
R4
10
6
16
6
0
1
0
2
0.0
65
FRE
WO
R3
11
8
19
7
0
1
0
0
0.1
68
CAR
OO
R2
14
11
25
5
2
0
0
2
0.0
89
ESS
WO
R1
9
8
17
2
1
1
0
0
0.0
47

Profile

Born
05 May 1960 (age 66y 169d)
Birthplace
Braybrook, VIC
Height
180 cm
Weight
79 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Hall of Fame2004
  • Western Bulldogs B&F1985
    2nd
    1982, 1984, 1989
    3rd
    1979
  • Footscray/Western Bulldogs captain(4×) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    1984

Bio

1 revision

Recruited from Braybrook, Doug Hawkins became the quintessential hero of Melbourne's western suburbs, evolving into one of the most skilled wingmen the game has seen. While he lacked the blistering pace typically associated with the position, Hawkins relied on an elite football brain and superb disposal efficiency to control the play. He was famous for his ability to create space in congestion and his refusal to use his non-dominant foot, a trait that became part of his folklore but rarely hindered his effectiveness due to his masterful evasion and baulking ability.

For nearly two decades, Hawkins was the face of the Footscray Football Club, captaining the side and eventually breaking Ted Whitten's long-standing club games record in 1994. Despite his legendary status, his exit from the Bulldogs was acrimonious. Viewed as surplus to requirements by the coaching staff at the end of the 1994 season, he was effectively pushed out of the club he had served for 17 years. Determined to continue playing, Hawkins transferred to Fitzroy for a final season, a move that allowed him to reach the 350-game milestone.

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