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KEY FACTS

Official name
Box Hill Football Club

Known as
Box Hill

Nickname
Hawks (formerly Mustangs)

Formed
1936

Colours
Brown and gold

Associated clubs
Hawthorn; Box Hill Reserves; Box Hill WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1951–1995

Home Ground
Box Hill City Oval

VFL Premierships
2001, 2013, 2018 (3 total)

VFA Premierships
Second Division - 1984, 1986 (2 total)

Most Games
180 - Jack Wright (1951-1961)

Championships and Trophies
Liston Trophy - D.Brown 1960; D.Beasy 1961; S.Mitchell 2002; M.Hallahan 2013; A.Woodward 2014 (5 total); Field Trophy - G.Bryant 1973, 1975; P.Nicholson 1984 (2 winners/3 wins)

Headquarters
Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill, VIC 3128

Postal Address
PO Box 143, Box Hill, VIC, 3128

Phone: (03) 9890 9442 

Email
admin@boxhillhawks.com.au

Website
boxhillhawks.com.au

President
R.S. Collier

Box Hill



"...early promise was not built upon, however, and when the VFA introduced a second division in 1961 it was there that the Mustangs found themselves, and indeed would remain for more than two decades"

John Devaney surveys the history of the Box Hill Football Club.

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1997 Season (VFL) Fixture

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Box Hill's 1997 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 Box Hill       Bye        
2 H Box Hill 1.64.79.1211.16 82 LOST Coburg 4.29.611.815.11 101 -19 BOX Apr 12 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H Box Hill 2.23.48.512.7 79 LOST Frankston 4.59.810.1217.16 118 -39 BOX Apr 20 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
4 A Box Hill 1.65.78.1010.12 72 WON North Ballarat 2.12.64.89.9 63 9 NTO Apr 25 (Fri, 7:30) Scores
5 H Box Hill 0.26.38.48.7 55 LOST Williamstown 4.35.49.911.17 83 -28 BOX May 4 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
6 A Box Hill 6.08.111.311.4 70 LOST Preston 0.06.49.413.9 87 -17 PRE May 10 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
7 H Box Hill 2.33.35.36.5 41 LOST Sandringham 1.13.26.610.11 71 -30 BOX May 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Box Hill 4.47.58.810.10 70 LOST Springvale 2.16.69.818.12 120 -50 SPR May 25 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
9 H Box Hill 7.112.518.824.12 156 WON Traralgon 1.33.35.49.5 59 97 BOX May 31 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
10 A Box Hill 2.26.68.911.14 80 LOST Port Melbourne 4.39.812.913.12 90 -10 NPO Jun 7 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
11 Box Hill       Bye        
12 H Box Hill 1.34.45.65.7 37 LOST Werribee 4.86.1313.1817.22 124 -87 BOX Jun 29 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
13 A Box Hill 5.410.813.1515.18 108 WON Coburg 2.15.27.410.9 69 39 COB Jul 6 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
14 A Box Hill 1.13.54.86.8 44 LOST Frankston 4.59.717.1323.17 155 -111 FRA Jul 13 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
15 H Box Hill 3.05.39.817.10 112 WON North Ballarat 4.27.57.77.8 50 62 BOX Jul 20 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
16 H Box Hill 5.26.411.914.9 93 WON Preston 2.34.94.127.13 55 38 BOX Jul 26 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
17 A Box Hill 1.23.35.67.12 54 DRAW Williamstown 1.23.35.67.12 54 0 WCG Aug 2 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
18 A Box Hill 4.24.27.69.7 61 LOST Sandringham 1.37.97.1012.20 92 -31 TBO Aug 10 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
19 H Box Hill 3.23.37.68.8 56 LOST Springvale 3.26.87.99.15 69 -13 BOX Aug 17 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
20 A Box Hill 0.34.35.57.12 54 LOST Traralgon 4.25.85.118.13 61 -7 TRA Aug 24 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.