Ian Law

Ian Law (born 27 September 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ian Law
Personal information
Full name	Ian Kennon Law
Date of birth	(1938-09-27) 27 September 1938 (age 85)
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Original team(s)	Old Scotch Amateurs
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1960–1968	Hawthorn	106 (115)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 1961 3× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1961, 1963, 1964 Hawthorn Hall of Fame
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cricket information
Batting	Left-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1961/62–1963/64	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 138 Batting average 23.00 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 93 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 March 2014

A rover, Law won the Hawthorn Best and fairest award in just his second year of VFL football and also finished third in the 1961 Brownlow Medal count. He played in Hawthorn's 1961 premiership team and was Club Champion twice more before retiring after the 1968 season.

In the early 1960s, he played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria as a specialist batsman.

Honours and achievements

Hawthorn

• VFL premiership player: 1961
• 2× Minor premiership: 1961, 1963

Individual

• 3× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1961, 1963, 1964
• Hawthorn Hall of Fame
• Hawthorn life member

References

• Ian Law's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ian Law at AustralianFootball.com
• Ian Law at ESPNcricinfo