THE COACH of Box Hill Hawks' VFL premiership-winning side, Chris Newman, will be replaced by fellow Hawks assistant Max Bailey for 2019. 

Newman will take up a role as an assistant as part of Alastair Clarkson's coaching group at Hawthorn. 

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"Chris and Max have been fantastic coaches for us over the last couple of years and we're rapt we've been able to promote from within our club and elevate both of them into new roles," said Hawthorn football manager Graham Wright.

"They are both exceptional people and coaches, who bring a great deal of knowledge and experience from their playing careers that has been vitally important in helping our players develop, both on and off the field."

Before winning the premiership last month, Newman was named the coach of the VFL's Team of the Year in 2017 for guiding the Hawks to second place on the ladder ahead of the finals. 

Bailey has been at Hawthorn as a development coach since 2016, following a two-year stint at Richmond as a skills coach.