Over 1,250 guests gathered at Crown Palladium on Saturday night to enjoy Hawthorn’s night of nights - the 2010 Peter Crimmins Medal.
Prior to the event, members and supporters in attendance had the opportunity to mingle with players and get signatures during the pre-function signing session.
The night kicked-off by acknowledging previous best and fairest winners to an acoustic performance of the Foo Fighters’ ‘My Hero’ by members from the band Big City Beat.
With Club great and crowd favourite Dermott Brereton as MC, the night had a true Hawthorn feel and prestige. Guests heard from President Jeff Kennett, Senior Coach Alastair Clarkson and Sam Mitchell, who announced he would be handing over the captaincy to fellow teammate Luke Hodge.
Watch Sam Mitchell's PCM speechThe night celebrated the achievements of various Club award winners, with Luke Hodge’s successful 2010 season highlighted.
- Wash Play of the Year - Lance Franklin
- Confreres Player of the Year - Luke Hodge
- Hawks Cheersquad Player of the Year - Luke Hodge
- Ascend Fans Player of the Year - Luke Hodge
- Most Improved - Brent Renouf
- Best First Year Player - Ben Stratton
- Most Consistent - Luke Hodge
- Best Clubman - Tom Murphy
Congratulations to all winners including Luke Hodge, Lance Franklin and Sam Mitchell who took out Medallist, runner-up and third place respectively.
Watch HawksTV's Year in Review which was played on the nightGuest were also treated to a special performance by Circus NICA’s Feet2Feet who wowed the audience with a mixture of foot juggling tricks. Big City Beat had the crowd up and dancing from the onset until the very end!
Four lucky winners walked away with the exclusive raffle items including;
- A Rosevears Vineyard Experience - Compliments of Tourism Tasmania and Rosevears Estate
- A 32-gig iPhone 4 - Compliments of Bill Asimakidis Star21
- A Peninsula Hot Springs pamper package - Compliments of Peninsula Hot Springs
- An R10 Ricoh digital camera - Compliments of Ricoh
There were three correct guesses in the Forecast the Finishers competition, in which guests were required to pick the top five finishers in order to win 50 per cent of the competition takings. Congratulations to the fortunate winner who guessed correctly and took out the $1,200 prize pool.
Those who didn’t take home a prize had the chance to walk away with exclusive items, with several pieces of Hawthorn memorabilia on offer in the Silent Auction.
The 2010 Hawthorn v Essendon Lance Franklin photographic collage proved popular amongst bidders.
Overall, a wonderful night that celebrated being part of a great Club!
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Crown Palladium dressed-up for Hawthorn's night of nights.
Some of the players' partners glamming it up for the night.
MC for the night, Dermott Brereton.
Coach Alastair Clarkson addresses the crowd.
Feet2Feet entertaining the guests.
(Left to right) Peter Crimmins Medallist Luke Hodge with runner-up Lance Franklin and third place Sam Mitchell.
