| Hawks All-Time Team (1970- today )* |
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*Minimum 2 years 1st grade at club Side finally named !!!!! |
| An all time
Yanco-Wamoon side from 1970 to the present day was selected from 80
players chosen by a panel of 10 selectors.
After all the votes had been received the selection
of players was reduced down to a final squad with the final side being
announced on the presentation night. Together with the team of 13 and captain/coach
and assistant coach was 4 interchange players with the 2 backs and 2
forwards having the best % of votes but not being named in the original
team being selected on the bench. 2 strappers were also named The final side is; Fullback- Fred Robertson ( Original side in 1970 and through to 1977. Capt/coach '71, Premiership side '73, Runners-up side '75, Riverina rep '72)
Wingers Ricky Higgins*(deceased) ( Throughout the 70's. '73 premiership side, '75 runners-up side and leading Group 20 try scorer in '73)
Roger Kenworthy ('92/'93 premiership sides. Group 20 leading try scorer '92.)
Centres- Eric Ingram (Late 80's to today. Premiership sides in '92/'93/'94/'95/'96 and 2000. Runners-up side '98)
Niumaia "Horse"Korovata ( Mid 90's to mid 2000's. Premiership sides in '94/'95/'96. Riverina rep '95 and '97. Country 7's rep '97. Fiji test rep in '95 )
5/8- Ross Norton (Late '70's to early '80's. Premiership side '79. Runners-up side '80. Riverina rep '80. NSW Country rep '80)
Half-back and Captain/coach Wayne Everett (Start of '90's to late '90's. Premiership sides in '92/'93/'94/'95/'96. Runners-up side in '98. Captain/coach in '91/'92/'93/'96 and '97. Joint Group 20 player of the year '91.Best & Fairest '91 and '94. Riverina rep in '91/'92/'93, NSW Country and NSW Residents rep)
Lock Brendan DePaoli ( Early '90's to 2005. Runners-up side 2005. Best & Fairest 2002 and 2004 )
2nd Rowers- Noel "Harry" Hogan ( Late '70's to early '80's. Best & Fairest '81. Premiership side '79. Runners-up side '80. Riverina rep '78. NSW Country rep '78 )
Pio Kubawai ( Early '90's to 2006.Premiership sides '93/'94 and '95. Runners-up sides '98 and 2005. Fiji test rep '95 )
Props- Paul Strutt (Late '90's. Premiership sides '95 and '96.Best & Fairest '95. Riverina rep '96 )
Kerry Hemsley (Late '70's to late '90's. Premiership sides '79,'92 and '96. Riverina rep '77 )
Hooker- Darren Tuckett ( Early '80's to late '90's.Premiership sides '92/'93/'94/'95 and '96.Riverina rep on numerous occasions and NSW Country rep in '89. Joint Group 20 Player of the year and leading try scorer '94 )
Interchange- Forwards- Geoff Woods ( Early '70's. Premiership side '73. Riverina rep '73 )
Bill "Lazlo" Alberty (Early '70's to early '80's.Premiership sides '73 and '79. Runners-up sides '75 and '80 )
Backs- Andrew Eglinton *(deceased)( Throughout the 90's. Premiership sides in '94, '95 and runners-up side '98)
Glen Schmetzer ( Early '90's to 2005. Premiership sides in '92/'93/'94/'95 and '96. Runner-up side in 2005. Riverina rep '95/'96 )
Assistant coach- Bill Watson ( Captain/coach '72 and '73. Coach '74/'79/'80 and '81. Premiers in '73 and '79. Runners-up in '80 )
Strappers- Alan "Truthful" Smith*(deceased)
Frank "Knocker" O'Connell (Life member Yanco-Wamoon)
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