Arizona Hawks
| Arizona Hawks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Names | |
| Full name | Arizona Hawks Australian Rules Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Hawks |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Colours | White Brown Yellow |
| Competition | USAFL |
| President | 2018: Darren Henderson |
| Coach | 2018: Darren HE |
| Captain(s) | Jason Wilhelm |
| Ground(s) | Fiesta Sports Park |
| Other information | |
| Official website | azhawksfooty |
The Arizona Hawks is a United States Australian Football League team, based in Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1999, becoming the first Australian rules football club in Arizona.[1] The club also fields 9 a side teams in the Arizona Footy League including both men's and women's team. The women's side is known as the Lady Hawks.[2]
The Hawks have won the USAFL National Championships Men's Div 2 Grand Final in 2004 and the Men's Div 3 Grand Final in 2011 and were runners up in the Women's Div 1 Grand Final in 2007.
Arizona Hawk Dani Marshall was drafted to the AFLW and played 11 games professionally in Australia with the Western Bulldogs.[3]
References[]
- ^ Footy, anyone? Australian Rules Football finds home in Arizona By Corey Kirk/Cronkite News
- ^ TCA grad Dani Marshall makes 'footy' history in Australia By Danny Summers Jul 23, 2019
- ^ "'Indescribable': American Dani Marshall breaks AFLW ground". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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Categories:
- Australian rules football clubs in the United States
- Sports in Phoenix, Arizona
- Australian rules football clubs established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in Arizona
- Sports in Mesa, Arizona