Ian Paton

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Ian Paton
Personal information
Date of birth	21 February 1957
Original team	Scotch College, Launceston
Debut	1976, Hawthorn
Height/Weight	193cm / 92 kg
Playing career¹
Hawthorn (1976-85) 155 games, 47 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1985 season.

Ian Paton (born 21 February 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.

Paton played the first half of his career as the second ruckman to Don Scott and it was in that capacity that he was part a member of Hawthorn's premiership winning side in 1978, starting the game in the back pocket. By the 1983 Grand Final, Scott had left and Paton was the first ruck, earning his second premiership. He would soon be relegated again though with the arrival of Greg Dear and he spent the 1986 season as captain of the Hawthorn reserves before returning to his native Tasmania the following year. As captain-coach of South Launceston he won three best and fairest awards.

References

Ian Paton's statistics from AFL Tables
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v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1978 VFL Premiers

Hawthorn 18.13 (121) defeated North Melbourne 15.13 (103), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 23. Scott 1. Goss 2. Ablett 3. Matthews 6. Moncrieff 9. DiPierdomenico 10. Polkinghorne 14. Martello 15. Moore 16. Wallace 17. Tuck 20. McCarthy 24. Knights 25. Hendrie 26. Eade 27. De Wolde 42. Paton 43. Murnane 45. Walter 47. Russo

Coach: Parkin

v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1983 VFL Premiers

Hawthorn 20.20 (140) defeated Essendon 8.9 (57), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 3. Matthews 1. Judge 7. Ayres 8. O'Halloran 9. DiPierdomenico 11. Buckenara 12. Paton 16. Wallace 17. Tuck 20. McCarthy 21. Byrne 22. Loveridge 23. Brereton 24. Knights 26. Eade 29. Greene 30. Schwab 32. Robertson 34. Kennedy 46. Mew

Coach: Jeans

Persondata
Name	Paton, Ian
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	21 February 1957
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