Editing Winter Buce League (2009) (section)

==[[Image:Buce Logo hawks.jpg|55px]][[The Hawks]]==
[[Image:Colour-seniors09.PNG|thumb|right|200px|The Hawks classic uniform, as worn in the 2009 Buce League.]]
The Hawks merged with '''The Gritz''' this league, after crucial player exports like Michael Read and Wilson Leung left both teams without sufficient numbers of regular players. Nick Allan is captained the Hawks throughout the Winter League, and Michael Read played one match on his return to Newcastle after serving his jail sentence in Holland. A number of other ex-Hawks and rookies have donned the Hawks colours towards the end of the Winter League as uni holidays commenced.

The Hawks lineup in descending order of number of games played:
*Nick Allan
*Mitch Furner
*Laurie Jones (Injured early in season, missed majority)
*Daniel Herd
*Daniel Carr
*Samuel Curley
*Tim Abel
*Andrew Shakespeare
*Mandeep Anand
*Phillip Chow