Phil Hay
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Phil Hay is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn
in the VFL
during the 1960s.
Hay played in a variety of positions at the start of his career and was the 19th man in Hawthorn's 1961 premiership side, their first. When Les Kaine
left the club at the end of the 1962 season Hay took his place at fullback. It was there that he played his best football and finished equal second in the 1964 Brownlow Medal count.
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the 1960s.
Hay played in a variety of positions at the start of his career and was the 19th man in Hawthorn's 1961 premiership side, their first. When Les Kaine
Les Kaine
Les Kaine is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL.Kaine started his career as a forward but was pushed into defence later in his career. He played a fullback in Hawthorn's winning Grand Final in 1961....
left the club at the end of the 1962 season Hay took his place at fullback. It was there that he played his best football and finished equal second in the 1964 Brownlow Medal count.