The Line in the Sand Match is the unofficial title given to the round 11, 2004, match between Australian Football League (AFL) clubs Hawthorn and Essendon, which was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 5 June 2004.
Line in the Sand Match
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawthorn, making it the youngest Victorian-based team in the AFL.
Hawthorn Football Club
John Kennedy Sr. is the Hawks' first premiership coach. Hawthorn honoured him with a bronze statue in front of Waverley Park
Statue of former Hawthorn player, Leigh Matthews, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Hawthorn playing North Adelaide in the 1971 Championship of Australia final.