Shaun Burgoyne, Brian Lake and David Hale underline Hawks trading prowess Silk ... Shaun Burgoyne has been vital since crossing from Port Adelaide. THATS why we came to Hawthorn  to play in flags. Mature ... David Hale proved a key cog in Hawthorn's premiership. With those words from Shaun Burgoyne, the Hawks" mature-age recruiting coups paid off - in spades. Only nine of Hawthorn's 2008 premiership stars were part of yesterday's triumph. And while wily drafting has been important, it's the trade table genius that has made the difference in filling key holes the club assessed after its disastrous 2009 campaign when it missed the finals. Excluding Brent Guerra, now a dual premiership Hawk - no fewer than six of Saturday's team began their league careers in other colours and crossed after 2009. But Josh Gibson, his former North Melbourne teammate David Hale, fairytale story Jonathan Simpkin (Geelong), Norm Smith medallist Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs), goalkicking hero Jack Gunston (Adelaide) and Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) are all Hawks forever now. It's an unbelievable feeling. I have a bond with these guys for the rest of my life now and that's exactly why you do all that hard work together," said Burgoyne, a key to Port's 2004 flag triumph who first played for Hawthorn in 2010. I feel very humbled, very lucky. I'm privileged to win one flag, let alone two. It doesn't happen to many players. I'm very grateful for the opportunity the club gave me. To have two flags in football terms means everything. I have a wife and three kids and compared to that, which is the best feeling in my entire life, this is right behind that. All these guys came here for that reason - to win flags - and I don't think there's many regrets right now. I'm a Hawthorn man - very happily. We all are now, I think. Hale, the unsung hero of Hawthorn's bold September run, admitted his premiership medallion once seemed a light year away after playing for the Kangaroos" affiliate North Ballarat in 2010 before switching to Waverley Park at season's end. At one stage I was playing in the VFL in Ballarat, it was pissing down rain and I remember looking around and thinking `You're a fair way off it. It's sort of hard to believe you can be here after that - they're a fair way apart. I was really glad to come here. I needed a change and it's such a great club. The bunch of boys we've got here are great and it just makes footy really enjoyable.