Ed Sill: ‘We need to stop kidding ourselves about where we’re at’

The Box Hill Hawks president makes membership a priority in his push for the Hawthorn board

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Box Hill Hawks President Ed Sill says concerning membership figures and a shift away from Hawthorn’s ‘Family Club’ ethos has inspired him to run for a board position this year.

Joining Hawks Insiders on our weekly Twitter Spaces (full interview below), Sill – the son of Austrian and English immigrants who grew up in Hawthorn – said he’s alarmed by the rate of membership growth at the club.