.Hawthorn trainer Sam Mitchell recognizes the source of Luke Hodge's stress along with Port Ginnivan but has rejected the Hawks excellent's commentary of his behavior as "old-school". Mitchell's four-time premiership ally called on the instructor as well as senior Hawthorn gamers to take Ginnivan back in to line on Tuesday after his questionable "see you next week" Instagram comment administered at Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy.Hodge said the opinion had actually overstepped a pipe and also would raise Port Adelaide's motivation to carry out against its semi-final challenger. See the most ideal coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with specialist analysis as well as every game until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free trial today > Semi FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING RATHER. For Free as well as classified support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au." What you perform is you send out exchange in a sms message, you don't place it exposed for Slot Adelaide to sit there certainly and also go 'Permit's utilize this and get stuck into Ginnivan'," Hodge said to SEN on Tuesday. "You don't wish to go provide everything to a challenger to attempt and create them emerge anymore energized." Sam Mitchell praised midfielder Josh Ward's (right) type and claims Hawthorn and Port Adelaide will certainly not need to have any kind of added motivation coming from social media sites. Picture: Michael KleinSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaAsked what he thought about the criticism, Mitchell pointed out on Wednesday he will certainly not have actually counted on the Energy to require any sort of additional inspiration in advance of the Friday night clash." Our players, a ton of all of them do not have one another's phone numbers-- in my globe, you deliver each other a content," he claimed." They don't do that, that's certainly not exactly how they communicate. They deliver it by means of Snapchat, or TikTok, who recognizes what else they perform?" The way the globe operates during that world is actually not my competence ... 'Hodgey' is actually certainly coming from my old-school times. I heard his opinions, and also I know he's only trying to spur on the Hawks as he selects us this week." I believe Slot Adelaide have actually got their period on the line, the same way our experts carry out ... I assume both teams are visiting be as strongly encouraged as you might perhaps anticipate." Mitchell stated he was actually "a bit torn" on just how to switch out damaged fullback Sam Frost, however his selection seemed to have actually narrowed to two options.VFL guardians Ethan Phillips (one elderly video game) and also Jai Serong (nine) were actually the frontrunners, along with the latter in much better type by the end of Package Hill's time yet Phillips an extra like-for-like replacement. Ethan Phillips (left) as well as Jai Serong (second coming from left behind) are striving to substitute Sam Freeze, who has been sidelined for the remainder of the finals with a feet stress accident. Photo: Daniel Pockett/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesChangkuoth Jiath likewise remains away from the side, yet the Hawks speedster educated along with the midfield team on Wednesday in an indicator he will definitely not be thought about for a shift to defence.Mitchell was actually determined the Hawks would certainly not transform their choice choice if Port Adelaide swayed an adjustment to its foremost line, along with Charlie Dixon and Esava Ratugolea under pressure and also the more agile Todd Marshall hanging around in the wings." You are actually a little bit torn, you clearly can't substitute specifically Sam Freeze ... he's been actually so essential for our company, and also he is actually had a wonderful period," he stated. "The moment we develop our strategy, our company're certainly not visiting make any overdue changes according to what they have actually carried out." Mitchell mentioned Josh Ward's 22-disposal, five-clearance performance as a centre-bounce midfielder in the get the Bulldogs provided him fantastic belief in any get player the Hawks employed." Last week he took (his odds), and also provides our team excellent self-confidence the advancement courses that we invite area are actually operating really effectively," Mitchell said.It's certainly not merely (Ward)-- Finn Maginness, Harry Morrison, those men have actually played a considerable amount of VFL footy, which provides me peace of mind for the Wintry replacement that whoever takes that area is going to have remained in really good type, will certainly have played a bunch of VFL footy, and also there's a lot of documentation that you can carry out well in your initial activity in.".