The Broadview Hawks was an
Australian rules football club based in the
Broadview area of
Toronto
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,
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, Canada.
The club has made
Grand Final
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appearances in 1996, 1999, 2006 and 2012. The Hawks won the premiership in 2013 and 2014.
History
The club was an inaugural member of the
Ontario Australian Football League
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, originally known as the ''North York Hawks'' and playing out of the
North York area.
In the mid-1990s, the club relocated to the Broadview area and changed the club name.
While enjoying significant onfield success in the mid 2010s where they played in three successive Grand Finals, and won two premierships, the club was perhaps best known for its offield antics, including overnight costume party trips to Ottawa when playing the OAFL team Ottawa Swans, regularly testing the patience of the manager of sponsor pub The Fox and Fiddle on the Danforth, and legendary end of season trips to Cancun, Mexico.
See also
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Australian rules football clubs in Toronto
Australian rules football clubs in Canada
1989 establishments in Ontario
Australian rules football clubs established in 1989
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