The Hawks are through to the preliminary final for the first time in Sam Mitchell’s coaching tenure and their continual activeness in free agency and trade has played a massive part in their success.
Hawthorn defender Tom Barrass joined 3AW Football and opened up about how Mitchell sold Hawthorn to him and other star recruits.
“Sam is a great educator and a really in-depth thinker,” Barrass said on 3AW Football.
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“It was just having a new person, coming with a new opportunity and sort of saying there is more to learn, there is more to this career and more to life.”
“You don’t win four flags by chance and play a big role in that.”
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