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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
G.D. Cohen

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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1996 Season (VFL) Fixture

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Box Hill's 1996 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Box Hill 4.26.47.912.12 84 LOST North Ballarat 4.29.612.715.9 99 -15 NTO Apr 6 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
2 H Box Hill 2.13.53.55.7 37 LOST Coburg 1.45.611.1115.12 102 -65 BOX Apr 13 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H Box Hill 1.45.48.513.11 89 LOST Frankston 8.615.1021.1424.14 158 -69 BOX Apr 21 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
4 A Box Hill 1.34.76.1210.17 77 LOST Port Melbourne 6.49.912.1015.12 102 -25 NPO Apr 27 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
5 H Box Hill 2.15.310.1110.13 73 WON Preston 5.66.86.99.12 66 7 BOX May 5 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
6 A Box Hill 2.45.57.69.7 61 LOST Springvale 8.413.817.1126.14 170 -109 WAR May 12 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
7 H Box Hill 2.29.513.615.7 97 WON Sandringham 3.34.46.610.14 74 23 BOX May 18 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 Box Hill       Bye        
9 A Box Hill 6.712.1115.1621.17 143 WON Traralgon 1.33.79.917.12 114 29 TRA Jun 9 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
10 H Box Hill 2.46.139.1713.23 101 LOST Williamstown 6.39.512.1017.17 119 -18 BOX Jun 16 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
11 A Box Hill 1.11.12.43.6 24 LOST Werribee 2.36.76.119.11 65 -41 CHI Jun 23 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
12 H Box Hill 2.82.95.137.15 57 LOST North Ballarat 1.24.105.127.16 58 -1 BOX Jun 29 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
13 A Box Hill 5.66.97.1314.14 98 WON Coburg 2.45.57.78.13 61 37 COB Jul 6 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
14 A Box Hill 3.34.65.77.11 53 LOST Frankston 7.212.416.1023.13 151 -98 FRA Jul 14 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
15 A Box Hill 2.24.35.37.4 46 LOST Preston 3.26.29.511.8 74 -28 PRE Jul 21 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
16 H Box Hill 2.74.106.157.17 59 WON Springvale 2.15.36.67.8 50 9 BOX Jul 28 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
17 A Box Hill 2.22.56.910.13 73 LOST Sandringham 7.312.417.521.8 134 -61 TBO Aug 4 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
18 Box Hill       Bye        
19 H Box Hill 1.211.514.620.9 129 WON Traralgon 6.58.610.914.11 95 34 BOX Aug 18 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
20 H Box Hill 0.32.54.107.12 54 LOST Port Melbourne 2.07.28.414.8 92 -38 BOX Aug 24 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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