Hawks legend Jason Dunstall has named the Top 5 Hawthorn players he has seen play.

Speaking on Fox Footy's On the Couch, Dunstall said it had been a "tough task" finalising the list.

"Bear in mind I couldn't squeeze in the likes of a Peter Knights or a Gary Ayres or a Luke Hodge or a Buddy Franklin, those type of players," he said.

5. Michael Tuck

Tuck played a VFL/AFL record 426 senior games for the Hawks, winning an astonishing seven premierships in the process.

He was hawthorn captain between 1986 and 1991 and is a member of the Hawks' team of the Century.

"He didn't actually win a best and fairest but I think he was a runner up six times and played in about 37 premierships because he played forever and a day. He was an absolute star and a great leader," Dunstall said of Tuck.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - 1988: Michael Tuck of the Hawks in action during the 1988 AFL season played between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Collingwood Magpies held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images).
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - 1988: Michael Tuck of the Hawks in action during the 1988 AFL season played between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Collingwood Magpies held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images).

4. John Platten

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: John Platten of the Hawks celebrates with the trophy after winning the 1988 VFL Grand Final match between Hawthorn Hawks and Melbourne Demons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 25, 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 25: John Platten of the Hawks celebrates with the trophy after winning the 1988 VFL Grand Final match between Hawthorn Hawks and Melbourne Demons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 25, 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images)
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  2. Dipper, Ayres, Moncrieff,
    Scott, Crawfrord, Mew
    Buckenara, Brereton, Hodge,
    Langford, Crimmins, Knights

    And Dunstall himself.

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