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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) 1996–2024

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
E.C. Miechel

Box Hill



Grand Finals | Honour board | Notable players
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"...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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1957 Season (VFA) Fixture

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Box Hill's 1957 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Box Hill 2.43.56.117.14 56 LOST Brighton 1.54.105.147.19 61 -5 ELS Apr 22 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
2 H Box Hill 3.03.36.88.11 59 LOST Brunswick 2.36.67.88.13 61 -2 BOX Apr 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Box Hill 3.16.29.712.12 84 WON Preston 2.46.116.148.17 65 19 PRE May 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Box Hill 2.23.38.810.13 73 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 4.38.611.1118.13 121 -48 BOX May 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Box Hill 4.125.1310.1513.17 95 WON Sandringham 1.16.87.912.11 83 12 BRO May 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Box Hill 1.25.49.412.10 82 WON Prahran 3.16.57.99.10 64 18 BOX May 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Box Hill 0.53.74.114.11 35 LOST Williamstown 2.24.48.717.10 112 -77 LAK May 29 (Wed, 8:00) Scores
8 H Box Hill 1.63.107.1012.16 88 WON Northcote 3.33.64.94.10 34 54 BOX Jun 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Box Hill 4.105.118.199.20 74 LOST Coburg 2.06.38.612.13 85 -11 COB Jun 17 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 A Box Hill 3.56.117.148.18 66 LOST Oakleigh 3.14.39.411.5 71 -5 WAR Jun 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Box Hill 6.313.816.1218.13 121 WON Port Melbourne 1.46.59.712.10 82 39 BOX Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Box Hill 2.25.914.1317.16 118 WON Yarraville 3.26.37.414.9 93 25 YAR Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Box Hill 4.29.611.915.17 107 WON Camberwell 4.26.311.513.5 83 24 BOX Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Box Hill 3.66.1310.1517.18 120 WON Brighton 3.43.68.1211.14 80 40 BOX Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Box Hill 2.15.58.1013.11 89 WON Brunswick 1.41.73.74.12 36 53 BWP Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Box Hill 1.23.106.1310.21 81 LOST Preston 3.34.49.1013.14 92 -11 BOX Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Box Hill 4.17.58.810.8 68 LOST Moorabbin (Original) 1.65.79.811.15 81 -13 MOO Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Box Hill 2.65.1111.1813.23 101 WON Sandringham 4.15.35.39.3 57 44 BOX Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Box Hill 3.29.99.1114.18 102 WON Prahran 1.51.59.99.10 64 38 TOO Aug 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Box Hill 0.30.32.94.11 35 LOST Williamstown 5.18.610.813.13 91 -56 BOX Sep 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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