“There’s always next week.”

It’s one of the most common consolatory messages in football, but it couldn’t be more pertinent for Hawthorn this week.

After a disappointing loss to the Western Bulldogs, one can sense the anticipation in Hawks forward Paul Puopolo’s voice as he prepares for battle against North Melbourne this Sunday.

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“We’ve had some time to review the game and we saw what we did and what mistakes we made,” Puopolo said.

“So, now it’s up to us to hopefully correct those mistakes.”