title: Ron Beattie
text: # Ron Beattie
  
  Ron Beattie (born 21 September 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  
  Beattie, a defender, made nine appearances for Hawthorn, in the second half of the 1974 VFL season.
  
  He captained Coburg to a premiership in 1979, 51 years after their previous first-division flag.
  
  