Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cOur destiny is in our hands\u2026 right now we\u2019re fourth on the ladder and we play the teams in front of us,\u201d Mitchell said post-match.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou guys don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to make the finals and time will tell, but we\u2019re certainly looking up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can get the job done in Adelaide next week then that well and truly puts the ball in our court, and that\u2019s what every team wants.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite a 13-6 record, Mitchell said the Hawks are still seeking consistency in and between games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw patches of some pretty good footy but were quite often let down by just one piece of skill,\u201d Mitchell continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can put our best footy together then we think we can really trouble the best sides.\u201d<\/p>\n
Star midfielder Will Day returned from a foot injury to play his first match since round three, showcasing why he is just so crucial to Hawthorn\u2019s setup.<\/p>\n
Day had 15 disposals and five tackles, but he adds another dimension of versatility to Hawthorn\u2019s on-ball brigade.<\/p>\n
Docherty farewell ends in loss | 02:16<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an ultimate professional\u2026 we\u2019re really pleased we were able to get him through the game in a healthy way,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
Following on from Day\u2019s return, plus the inclusion of Mitch Lewis from an ACL injury last week, there\u2019s a selection squeeze looming at Waverley Park.<\/p>\n
Lewis was strong with two goals from 14 disposals and six marks, while young key forward Calsher Dear flew for everything, slotting two majors himself. Veteran Jack Gunston bagged three goals from 18 disposals and continued to wind back the clock. <\/p>\n
Hawthorn\u2019s also got some pretty talented players out of the side at the moment. Young tall Max Ramsden hasn\u2019t done a lot wrong when given opportunities, while midfielder Cam Mackenzie and defensive trio Changkuoth Jiath, Jai Serong and Seamus Mitchell have also shown they\u2019re capable AFL players.<\/p>\n
Take a bow! Docherty scores in last game | 00:32<\/p>\n
Mabior Chol will hope to find his way back into the side after dealing with groin soreness the past fortnight and then there\u2019s names such as Sam Butler, Ned Reeves and Henry Hustwaite who are also in strong form at VFL level.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to make some tough decisions going forward. The mix of the team is always debated\u2026 There\u2019s a bit of a mix to the team that\u2019s going to take a bit of nuance,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you go and look at the best teams, there\u2019s pretty good players not playing in most of those sides and we\u2019d like to think we\u2019re one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Midfield bull Jai Newcombe was subbed out tactically early in the game but is expected to be fine for the clash against the Crows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell is out to prove the doubters wrong on a tough run home as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,1129,20434,19999,19994,20436,7492,12102,681,20437,12182,14437,15645,20000,14366,14272,12936,20435,85,20439,9197,20438],"class_list":{"0":"post-19535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-charlie-curnow","14":"tag-defensive-trio","15":"tag-dream-farewell","16":"tag-farewell-ends","17":"tag-four-goal-win","18":"tag-hawthorn-hawks","19":"tag-jack-gunston","20":"tag-jon-ralph","21":"tag-max-ramsden","22":"tag-mitch-lewis","23":"tag-ned-reeves","24":"tag-on-ball-brigade","25":"tag-player-spoke","26":"tag-sam-butler","27":"tag-sam-docherty","28":"tag-sam-mitchell","29":"tag-seeking-consistency","30":"tag-sports","31":"tag-talented-players","32":"tag-tough-run-home","33":"tag-young-key"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}