WITH just four days to go until the Hawks' first NAB Challenge game for 2016, training intensity was high at the Ricoh Centre today.

The Hawks hit the track for almost two hours of skills work, with plenty of tackling involved, before heading into the gym.

Check out some of the action from today's training.

It takes a brave man to try to stop Hodgey in his tracks...

Lachie Langford tries his luck at getting past Schoey

Poppy pins Hodgey with the ball - all with a smile!

Whitey prepares to dish off a handball during a game simulation drill.

Cool, calm and collected, even while getting tackled. Pure Silk.

Definition of a big pre-season - Jono O'Rourke is ready to go!

Bending bars for funs? Fitzy lifting some serious weight!