.Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell comprehends the source of Luke Hodge's aggravation with Port Ginnivan yet has actually swept aside the Hawks excellent's commentary of his behavior as "traditional". Mitchell's four-time premiership teammate called the coach and elderly Hawthorn gamers to draw Ginnivan back in to pipe on Tuesday after his disputable "see you following full week" Instagram comment administered at Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy.Hodge mentioned the comment had actually exceeded a pipe and also will enhance Port Adelaide's motivation to carry out versus its semi-final opponent. Check out the best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with specialist analysis as well as every video game until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > Partially FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Totally free as well as discreet support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au." What you perform is you send out exchange in a text, you do not place it exposed for Port Adelaide to rest certainly there as well as go 'Permit's use this as well as obtain penetrated Ginnivan'," Hodge said to SEN on Tuesday. "You don't want to go give everything to an opponent to try and also create all of them appear any more inflated." Sam Mitchell praised midfielder Josh Ward's (right) type as well as mentions Hawthorn as well as Slot Adelaide will certainly certainly not need to have any extra motivation from social media. Image: Michael KleinSource: Information Corporation AustraliaAsked what he thought about the criticism, Mitchell pointed out on Wednesday he would certainly not have expected the Power to need any sort of added inspiration before the Friday evening clash." Our players, a bunch of all of them do not possess one another's phone numbers-- in my globe, you send one another a text," he pointed out." They don't do that, that is actually certainly not just how they communicate. They send it through Snapchat, or TikTok, who recognizes what else they do?" The way the planet functions in that arena is actually not my experience ... 'Hodgey' is actually certainly from my old-school days. I heard his remarks, and also I know he is actually only attempting to spark on the Hawks as he selects our team this week." I assume Port Adelaide have got their period vulnerable, the same way we carry out ... I think both teams are visiting be actually as very motivated as you might possibly anticipate." Mitchell mentioned he was actually "a little torn" on just how to replace injured fullback Sam Frost, yet his option appeared to have limited to pair of options.VFL protectors Ethan Phillips (one senior activity) as well as Jai Serong (nine) were the frontrunners, with the second in better kind at the end of Box Mountain's season yet Phillips a much more like-for-like substitute. Ethan Phillips (left) and also Jai Serong (second coming from left) are striving to replace Sam Freeze, that has been actually sidelined for the rest of the finals along with a foot tension personal injury. Photo: Daniel Pockett/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesChangkuoth Jiath also stays away from the edge, yet the Hawks speedster taught along with the midfield group on Wednesday in an indication he will certainly not be actually taken into consideration for a shift to defence.Mitchell was firm the Hawks would certainly not modify their selection choice if Slot Adelaide opened a modification to its forward line, along with Charlie Dixon and Esava Ratugolea struggling and also the additional swift Todd Marshall standing by in the parts." You're a bit broken, you undoubtedly can not switch out precisely Sam Freeze ... he is actually been so significant for our company, and also he is actually had a fantastic period," he pointed out. "As soon as our team develop our strategy, our team're not mosting likely to create any type of late changes depending on to what they have actually done." Mitchell claimed Josh Ward's 22-disposal, five-clearance functionality as a centre-bounce midfielder in the get the Bulldogs provided him great faith in any type of get gamer the Hawks hired." Recently he took (his chance), which offers our company great self-confidence the progression courses that our company invite area are actually operating really effectively," Mitchell said.It's certainly not merely (Ward)-- Finn Maginness, Harry Morrison, those guys have actually played a considerable amount of VFL footy, and also provides me assurance for the Chilled replacement that whoever takes that spot will possess been in great form, are going to have participated in a bunch of VFL footy, as well as there's a considerable amount of documentation that you may carry out properly in your first video game in.".