BENDIGO ADDY'S DECADE IN REVIEW SERIES:
BFNL - CASTLEMAINE
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HDFNL - WHITE HILLS
HDFNL - NORTH BENDIGO
HDFNL - MOUNT PLEASANT
HDFNL - LOCKINGTON-BAMAWM UNITED
HDFNL - LEITCHVILLE-GUNBOWER
HDFNL - HUNTLY
HDFNL - HEATHCOTE
HDFNL - ELMORE
HDFNL - COLBINABBIN
LVFNL - PYRAMID HILL
LVFNL - NEWBRIDGE
LVFNL - MITIAMO
LVFNL - MARONG
LVFNL - MAIDEN GULLY YCW
LVFNL - INGLEWOOD
LVFNL - CALIVIL UNITED
LVFNL - BRIDGEWATER
LVFNL - BEARS LAGOON-SERPENTINE
NCFL - ALL EIGHT CLUBS
THE 2010s decade for Eaglehawk in the BFNL yielded one premiership from four grand final appearances.
The Hawks played off for the flag in 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2019, winning in 2018 with a 49-point victory over Strathfieldsaye coached by Josh Bowe.
The Hawks took on the Storm in a trilogy of grand finals to end the decade and certainly had their chances to win all three, not just 2018.
Eaglehawk led the Storm by 20 points at three quarter-time of the 2017 decider before conceding 9.1 to 0.3 in the last term to lose by 32 points.
And in last year's flag battle the Hawks had six more scoring shots, but kicked 10.20 and were beaten by 14 points.
As for the 2011 grand final, the Hawks were lambs to the slaughter against the unbeaten Golden Square and were thrashed by 135 points after kicking the first three goals of the game.
The Hawks featured in nine of the 10 finals series through the decade, missing out in only 2012 when they finished sixth.
Eaglehawk played the most finals games of any club for the decade with 25 for a 13-12 record and reached at least the preliminary final seven times.
The Hawks' total wins for the decade of 136 rank third behind Golden Square (153) and Strathfieldsaye (149), while they spent 137 of a possible 180 rounds in the top five.
As well as coaching the 2018 premiership, Bowe also won the decade's first Michelsen Medal in 2010 with 25 votes.
The Hawks' Brodie Filo also won a Michelsen Medal in 2015 with 17 votes.
Fellow midfielder Brodie Collins topped the Hawks' best player votes (six for being named best, five for second best and so on) for the decade with 283.
Collins featured among the Hawks' best players in 71 games after joining the club from LBU in 2012.
The Hawks' goalkicking for the decade was dominated by Matt Gretgrix, whose 570 ranked No.2 in the league behind Strathfieldsaye's Lachlan Sharp (655).
Gretgrix booted goals in 128 games for the Hawks during the decade, including eight bags of 10-plus.
YEAR-BY-YEAR:
2010
Finished - 3rd (15-6)
lost preliminary final to South Bendigo
Most best player votes:
Troy Coates - 43
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 82
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2011
Finished - 2nd (15-7)
lost grand final to Golden Square
Most best player votes:
Tim Hill - 44
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 86
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2012
Finished - 6th (8-10)
Most best player votes:
Josh Bowe - 43
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 60
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2013
Finished - 3rd (12-7)
lost preliminary final to Strathfieldsaye
Most best player votes:
Tim Hill - 41
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 71
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2014
Finished - 5th (9-10)
lost elimination final to Golden Square
Most best player votes:
Glenn Daly - 46
Leading goalkicker:
Sean Williams - 47
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2015
Finished - 4th (13-7)
lost first semi-final to Sandhurst
Most best player votes:
Ben McPhee - 43
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 82
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2016
Finished - 3rd (12-9)
lost preliminary final to Golden Square
Most best player votes:
Ben McPhee - 55
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 90
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2017
Finished - 2nd (17-3)
lost grand final to Strathfieldsaye
Most best player votes:
Ben McPhee - 43
Leading goalkicker:
Matt Gretgrix - 73
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2018
Finished - 1st (18-3)
defeated Strathfieldsaye in grand final
Most best player votes:
Brodie Collins - 46
Leading goalkicker:
Sean Williams - 64
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2019
Finished - 2nd (17-5)
lost grand final to Strathfieldsaye
Most best player votes:
Ben McPhee - 50
Leading goalkicker:
Sean Williams - 50
BEST PLAYER VOTES:
1 - Brodie Collins
Votes: 283
Times in best: 71
Top 3: 50 No.1: 13
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2 - Ben McPhee
Votes: 256
Times in best: 64
Top 3: 37 No.1: 17
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3 - Tim Hill
Votes: 241
Times in best: 66
Top 3: 38 No.1: 13
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4 - Matt Gretgrix
Votes: 191
Times in best: 49
Top 3: 29 No.1: 12
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5 - Glenn Daly
Votes: 176
Times in best: 47
Top 3: 26 No.1: 8
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6 - Josh Bowe
Votes: 174
Times in best: 44
Top 3: 24 No.1: 12
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7 - Tyler Miles
Votes: 134
Times in best: 43
Top 3: 17 No.1: 6
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8 - Jesse Collins
Votes: 123
Times in best: 33
Top 3: 18 No.1: 3
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9 - Josh Ketterer
Votes: 121
Times in best: 35
Top 3: 19 No.1: 4
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10 - Brodie Filo
Votes: 111
Times in best: 29
Top 3: 16 No.1: 10
TOP 10 GOALKICKERS:
1 - Matt Gretgrix
Goals: 570
High: 13 Games: 128
5+: 54 10+: 8
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2 - Sean Williams
Goals: 239
High: 9 Games: 75
5+: 18 10+: 0
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3 - Ben McPhee
Goals: 126
High: 4 Games: 74
5+: 0 10+: 0
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4 - Brodie Filo
Goals: 95
High: 7 Games: 51
5+: 2 10+: 0
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5 - Riley Saunders
Goals: 93
High: 6 Games: 42
5+: 4 10+: 0
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6 - Gedd Hommelhoff
Goals: 86
High: 4 Games: 52
5+: 0 10+: 0
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7 - Sam Harper
Goals: 84
High: 5 Games: 43
5+: 2 10+: 0
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8 - Matt Gilmore
Goals: 83
High: 6 Games: 28
5+: 6 10+: 0
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9 - Jarrod Findlay
Goals: 80
High: 5 Games: 41
5+: 3 10+: 0
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10 - Shaun Knott
Goals: 79
High: 5 Games: 38
5+: 2 10+: 0
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
v Castlemaine
Record - 19-1
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v Gisborne
Record - 18-7
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v Golden Square
Record - 6-20
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v Kangaroo Flat
Record - 16-4
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v Kyneton
Record - 19-2
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v Maryborough
Record - 18-2
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v Sandhurst
Record - 11-10
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v South Bendigo
Record - 16-6
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v Strathfieldsaye
Record - 13-15
DECADE RECORD:
Played - 203
Won - 136
Lost - 67
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 67.0%
Average for/agst - 100/74
Seasons in finals - 9
Finals record - 13-12
Premierships - 1
RESERVES:
Total wins - 137
Seasons in finals - 7
Premierships - 0
UNDER-18S:
Total wins - 92
Seasons in finals - 6
Premierships - 0
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