Our daily updates will count down the days until game day as part of our extensive coverage of all things Hawthorn this finals series.
Tuesday 3 September - 3 days to go
Spring has well and truly hit the Ricoh Centre with three days until the Hawks' Qualifying Final.
The players hit the track mid-morning for a skills session on the oval, participating in a number of drills to ensure their skills are sharp and ready for the Sydney onslaught on Friday night.
After sweating it out under the 25 degrees sun, the players headed back inside the Ricoh Centre for some lunch, where fan messages or support were filtered onto the TV in the kitchen.
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Shane Savage checks out the messages of support left by fans on hawthornfc.com.au via the TV in the kitchen.
Following lunch, it was straight into the gym to ensure the players' bodies are strong and ready for the high intensity, high pressure style of finals football before heading the warm-up area where some players took part in a yoga session.
The digital team was on hand to capture the boys preparing for Friday night and allow the fans an insight into how the players and preparing for the game. See them in action in the video above.
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Sam Mitchell completes some resistance training as part of his regimen.
Isaac Smith works on his upper body.
Big man David Hale was working particularly hard.
Grant Birchall works his leg muscles during his weights session and shows off his 2008 premiership tatoo. This photo was posted on Instagram, following the Club's official account now to access more behind-the-scenes photos. Search for "hawthornfc".
Bradley Hill takes part in the yoga session, concentrating on his breathing while completing the exercise.
Can you get more calm than Luke Breust? He relaxes and lets his troubles go away during yoga.
