Interview With Doug Hawkins

[beaser]

Doug Hawkins was just copybook skills. Some of his passes to Simon Beasley must have knocked the wind out of him. His footwork and balance was a pleasure to watch. I remember when he came onto the ground against West Coast in his comeback, it was one of my greatest Western/ Whitten oval moments.

[ledge]

The Hawk used to go out with a girl who lived next to one of my best friends, Roll up in his sandman while we were playing road cricket, we always said hello whenever we saw him.
The Braybrook joke was that he would have fathered half of Braybrook in 10 years time.

Caught up with him at the Marsh hospital when Raelene was having his second child and my wife was having her first, always came across as a good bloke and was happy to talk to me about life in general.
I remember Raelene trying to spend as much time in hospital as she could after the birth, because she said she got to rest and wanted to take advantage of it.

Raelene always checked on my son in his crib when he was born as she knew it was my wifes first and experience always helps.
A little story for my son to tell his kids in the future.

[LostDoggy]

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Couldnt agree anymore Dougie.

Thanks for posting that TCD, was agreat read.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Doug and I had a mutual friend who set up a lunch for the three of us. The friend barracked for Carlton (despite coming from Braybrook) so Hawk and I spent the entire lunch discussing the Dogs.

He was still on TFS in those days and was perfectly aware that he only had one joke (his speech) and that the time was close when his time on TV would be over.

He was a lot quieter and more humble than I expected.

[bornadog]

Brilliant player and one of the all time best, saw most of his games from the year he started playing.

1985 does stick in the memory, he was just unbelievable that year. One of the great battles was between him and Dipper and it continued in the 1985 prelim final, along the wings.

The Hawkins wing at Whitten Oval was named as such because Malthouse decided to keep him on the same wing every quarter and not switch around. He owned that wing and was never ever beaten.

[gohardorgohome]

"Kennedy kicks out from Full Back to the Gordon St Wing........... Douggie Hawkins bodies out his opponent and takes a one handed mark...........plays on...........kicks in lace out to his teammate up field........"


How many times did that happen?????


He was very very good...

[The Coon Dog]

"Kennedy kicks out from Full Back to the Gordon St Wing........... Douggie Hawkins bodies out his opponent and takes a one handed mark...........plays on...........kicks in lace out to his teammate up field........"


How many times did that happen?????


He was very very good...

The beauty of what you said is that it's very easy to picture it in your mind. Gee it happened alot.

[The Dogs Bollocks]

Tanks again.

One of the best yet!

[hujsh]

Tanks again.

One of the best yet!

Is that you Libba

[bornadog]

Doug turns 60 today

One of the all time greats of the club.

[merantau]

It has been my absolute privilege to watch the careers of probably the 3 best we've ever had - EJ, the Hawk and Chris Grant.

[Eastdog]

It has been my absolute privilege to watch the careers of probably the 3 best we've ever had - EJ, the Hawk and Chris Grant.

Very lucky merantau. Would have loved to watch those 3 players in their prime.

[FrediKanoute]

Want to see how good Dougie was, watch the 1985 final v Nth Melbourne. Doug brought his own ball that day.

[ledge]

Want to see how good Dougie was, watch the 1985 final v Nth Melbourne. Doug brought his own ball that day.

Was that the same day Shorty Daniels had a blinder too ?

[Ozza]

Was that the same day Shorty Daniels had a blinder too ?

I've watched the game a few times and Shorty was busy - but Doug and Choco were the standouts.
Choco played rover first half, forward pocked second half - and finished with over 20 possessions and 5 goals.
Doug had 38 and some of the most skillful pieces of play that you would see. One bullet pass to Jim Edmond in particularly is outrageous.