Overview
Hawthorn’s 10th AFL premiership did not happen overnight; it was the result of years of planning and preparation, many of the ideas pinched from the club the Hawks stunned in the 2008 Grand Final – the Geelong Cats. From the seminal year of 1996, when Ian Dicker and Don Scott fought to stave off a merger and bring the club back from the dead, to the arrival of coach Alastair Clarkson in 2004 and the piecing together of a champion team in the seasons that followed, this was a flag that was many years in the making. Hawthorn: A Perfect 10 is a celebration of everyone who put the club in the position to win a premiership, and the end result. Every premiership player is profiled, there’s detailed analysis of the 2008 Grand Final, and a highlights reel of the whole season – all complemented by powerful photography. A fitting tribute to a perfect year.
About the editor
John Murray
John Murray is a senior editor at The Slattery Media Group. After moving to Melbourne from England in 2003, with a backpack and little else, he began writing for the AFL Record after a crash course in Australian Football. He edited children’s magazine, JSquad, for four years and is the editor of The Socceroo, the match-day publication for Australian internationals. He has edited many books, both fiction and non-fiction, including titles on cricket, football and Australian Football.
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