FIVE-TIME Hawthorn premiership great Gary Ayres is returning to the club in a new role ahead of the Hawks' 100th year in the VFL/AFL. The 64-year-old will join the administration at Waverley Park and ...

But while Skrobalak admires and respects what his mate and confidante Gary Ayres achieved, he is determined to forge his own path as he returns to North Port Oval following a year as an assistant to ...

Five-time premiership player and former Hawthorn Captain Gary Ayres has returned to the brown and gold. The dual Norm Smith Medallist was recently appointed to a new role in the club’s administration ...

DUSTIN Martin's heroics against Hawthorn weren't enough to earn him maximum votes in the opening week of the finals, with Richmond teammate Dylan Grimes and Eagle Elliot Yeo polling 10 votes each to ...

GREATER Western Sydney young gun Tim Taranto has soared to the lead of the Gary Ayres Award for the best finals player in the eyes of the coaches. Taranto polled three votes in the Giants' thrilling ...

Finals appearances: 27. Awards: Six-time interstate representative; 1986 Club Champion; 1986, 88 Norm Smith Medallist. Ayres was a fearless defender who played in five premierships with the Hawks.

The week one votes for the Gary Ayres Award for best finals player landed on Monday, with May rewarded for his superb lockdown job on Swans star Lance Franklin on Friday night. Geelong star Jeremy ...

THE BEST player of this year's finals series will win the Gary Ayres Award after the AFL Coaches Association struck a new medal in the Hawthorn great's honour. Ayres was the first player to win the ...

JORDAN De Goey took home maximum votes after guiding Collingwood past Fremantle, while Jarrod Berry's role was recognised in the AFL Coaches Association Gary Ayres Award. De Goey played a key role ...

DUSTIN Martin has taken the lead in the race for the Gary Ayres Award for the best finals player in the eyes of the coaches. The superstar Tiger claimed eight votes against the Giants, the same as ...

TWO PLAYERS have received maximum votes in the opening week of the finals, giving them the early lead in the race for the Gary Ayres Award for the best finals player in the eyes of the coaches. Sydney ...

PATRICK Dangerfield's heroics against Sydney have helped him grab a share of the lead for the Gary Ayres Award for the best finals player in the eyes of the coaches. The superstar Cat was superb up ...