.Hawthorn instructor Sam Mitchell recognizes the source of Luke Hodge's irritation along with Port Ginnivan but has actually swept aside the Hawks excellent's commentary of his behavior as "old-school". Mitchell's four-time premiership ally called the trainer and senior Hawthorn gamers to take Ginnivan back right into pipe on Tuesday after his debatable "see you next week" Instagram comment administered at Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy.Hodge said the remark had actually overstepped a pipe as well as would certainly improve Port Adelaide's inspiration to conduct versus its semi-final rival. Watch the most effective coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional study and every game until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today > Partially FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING INSTEAD. Completely free and classified help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au." What you carry out is you send out exchange in a text message, you do not put it out in the open for Port Adelaide to rest there and also go 'Let's utilize this as well as get stuck into Ginnivan'," Hodge said to SEN on Tuesday. "You do not intend to go give anything to a challenger to try and also make them emerge any more energized." Sam Mitchell complimented midfielder Josh Ward's (right) form as well as mentions Hawthorn and also Port Adelaide will not require any type of extra motivation coming from social media. Image: Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corp AustraliaAsked what he considered the criticism, Mitchell stated on Wednesday he would certainly certainly not have actually counted on the Energy to need any added incentive before the Friday evening clash." Our players, a ton of them do not possess each other's phone numbers-- in my globe, you deliver one another a text message," he said." They don't perform that, that is actually not how they communicate. They deliver it using Snapchat, or TikTok, who understands what else they carry out?" The way the world works during that world is not my proficiency ... 'Hodgey' is actually certainly from my old-school days. I heard his comments, and also I understand he is actually only trying to stimulate on the Hawks as he chooses us this week." I presume Slot Adelaide have actually received their period vulnerable, similarly we carry out ... I presume both crews are mosting likely to be as strongly stimulated as you might possibly expect." Mitchell said he was actually "a bit torn" on exactly how to change damaged fullback Sam Frost, but his option appeared to have actually limited to two options.VFL protectors Ethan Phillips (one elderly video game) and also Jai Serong (nine) were actually the frontrunners, with the latter in far better kind in the end of Carton Hill's period but Phillips an even more like-for-like substitute. Ethan Phillips (left behind) and Jai Serong (second coming from left behind) are competing to substitute Sam Frost, that has been sidelined for the remainder of the finals along with a feet worry trauma. Photo: Daniel Pockett/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesChangkuoth Jiath also stays away from the side, but the Hawks speedster taught along with the midfield team on Wednesday in an indicator he will not be actually looked at for a change to defence.Mitchell was actually determined the Hawks would certainly not transform their assortment decision if Port Adelaide swayed an improvement to its foremost line, along with Charlie Dixon and also Esava Ratugolea struggling and also the even more agile Todd Marshall hanging around in the segments." You are actually a little bit split, you certainly can not replace specifically Sam Freeze ... he's been actually therefore necessary for our company, and he is actually possessed an excellent period," he pointed out. "Once we formulate our program, our experts are actually not mosting likely to create any sort of overdue changes depending on to what they have actually carried out." Mitchell mentioned Josh Ward's 22-disposal, five-clearance efficiency as a centre-bounce midfielder in the gain the Bulldogs offered him fantastic faith in any kind of book gamer the Hawks employed." Recently he took (his odds), which gives our team excellent peace of mind the progression systems that we have in area are operating really properly," Mitchell said.It's certainly not just (Ward)-- Finn Maginness, Harry Morrison, those people have played a great deal of VFL footy, which offers me self-confidence for the Frosty replacement that whoever takes that location is going to possess been in great type, will definitely have participated in a ton of VFL footy, and also there is actually a considerable amount of documentation that you can perform effectively in your first activity in.".