Hawks out for win, not revenge: Sewell
Hawthorn vowed to exact revenge on Essendon and Matthew Lloyd after Brad Sewell was KOed by the Bombers skipper, but this Saturday night's clash is now about wi
The Hawks and Dons formed a famous rivalry in the 1980s, which has continued in recent years and was underlined in last year's fiery round-22 encounter when Sewell was cleaned up by the now retired Lloyd.
But Sewell said the Hawks had put that contest - which resulted in the Dons making the finals ahead of the 2008 premiers - behind them.
"I think we've moved on from it … there's no point in reflecting on those games, because it's a big game this Saturday night and both sides are coming off the back of what happened over the weekend," Sewell said from St Kilda Sea Baths on Monday.
While the hard-at-it midfielder acknowledged it would be a daunting task for the loser of the game to salvage something from the season with a 1-6 record, he stopped short of saying it would determine Hawthorn's fortunes for the rest of 2010.
"I'm not sure it's season defining," he said.
"Every game, depending on where you are, can be season defining. We're certainly not looking at it from that stage just yet.
"It's funny, every time we seem to play each other there is something that happened … or something riding on it.
"We're both in similar positions and we've got this great rivalry and they're the games you want to play in. And Saturday night at the 'G, what more could you ask for?"
The 2007 Peter Crimmins Medallist expected both sides' fans to turn out in full force.
"It's going to be a passionate crowd on both sides as well, with everything that's happened in the past, so I'm sure there will be plenty of feeling in the game," he said.
When asked if he was disappointed Lloyd had retired, Sewell played down the issue and said he was loss for the game.
"He added quite a bit to their side - he's a great goalkicker," he said.