Melbourne Hawks - Merger proposals - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Melbourne Hawks: Encyclopedia Ii - Melbourne Hawks - Merger Proposals
Upon pressure and incentives from the league, and saturation of the dire warnings about the consequences of too many teams based in Melbo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melbourne Hawks: Encyclopedia Ii - Melbourne Hawks - The Merger Game
The end of the 1996 season saw Melbourne and Hawthorn play each other in the last round of that season. "The Merger Game" as it was calle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melbourne Hawks: Encyclopedia Ii - Melbourne Hawks - Gutnick And Operation Payback
In the wake of the official merger announcement, Don Scott (who is a respected former Hawthorn footballer) launched the Operation Payback...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melbourne Hawks: Encyclopedia Ii - Melbourne Hawks - Background
Since the mid 1980s, the formerly all-Victorian VFL competition had undertaken a large expansion program which saw the league expand from...   » Read the article