The Hawks ramped up their match preparation for Friday night in an intense training session on Wednesday.

Coach Alastair Clarkson and his group of assistant coaches put the players through a mixture of running and skill based drills before entering into some match-play.

HawksTV was there to capture the action, watch the video below.

HawksTV Raw: Skills Session



Also, hear what defender Ben Stratton had to say ahead of Friday night's matches in a press conference at AFL House on Thursday:

Press Confernce: Stratton, Grigg, Adams