And Hawks football manager David Graham hopes the club and the NEAFL can find a way to repeat the success of Jason Akermanis's visit to the capital.

The Hawks are yet to count the financial windfall of Akermanis playing at Greenway Oval, but Graham says the cash ''bag is heavy'' and is expecting a significant injection to the club's coffers.

More than 4000 fans watched Akermanis in a one-off performance with trumpets, a megaphone, couches and even some eager spectators stealing two of the three game balls.

The club has already joked of a second instalment - ''Akermanis II - the return of the bearded biker'' after he arrived on a three-wheel Harley-Davison.

Akermanis has offered to return next year.

But former Western Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson could also be an option for the Hawks if the NEAFL allows it to go ahead.

''When you get 4150 people through the gate and the [GWS] Giants and Richmond struggled to get 8000 for an AFL match it's proof it can only benefit the NEAFL,'' Graham said.

''They should encourage getting blokes like Barry Hall and Brendan Fevola … there was even talk of getting Brad Johnson last night.

''We'll just have to wait and see what happens, but we'd love to do it again.''

Akermanis inspired the Hawks to break a 16-game losing streak.

He wanted to play four games with Tuggeranong, but a June 30 transfer deadline in the NEAFL limited him to just one appearance.

He was also the guest speaker at a club function on Saturday night.

The final figure of his financial injection is not known, but an Akermanis jersey was auctioned for $1400, a game ball for $1300, a raffle raised $1000 and an estimated $4000 from the gate.

All money raised is a direct boost to the struggling Hawks. Sponsors covered Akermanis's game fee and accommodation with Tuggeranong only having to pay for his flights to Canberra.

The colourful Brownlow medallist proved a star attraction. Fans carried 13 couches into Greenway Oval and moved them from end to end after each quarter to get the best glimpse of the three-time AFL premiership winner.

''It was the sort of stuff that hasn't been seen in Canberra footy for a long, long time and can only benefit the profile of the competition,'' Graham said.

''We ran two canteens and they were 10-people wide and 10-15 people deep for most of the day.

''I haven't counted the bar, the gate or the canteen [revenue yet], but we've made considerable money.

''It's something that if the rules don't prohibit, we'd like to do it again.''