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Monday 3 September - 4 days to go

First thing this morning, the Club launched its online finals campaign with a video to get fans pumped for the upcoming finals series.

Four senior players were up for media this morning, and HawksTV grabbed them for a new finals video series, the first to be launched on Wednesday. The players, Jordan Lewis, David Hale, Grant Birchall and Josh Gibson share their thoughts on the Magpies and how the Hawks can win.

A hawthornfc.com.au reporter also grabbed a chat with Grant Birchall this morning, where he explained that finals are "a different ball game."

Alastair Clarkson and Luke Hodge were also up for some media today, heading to the Fox Footy studios for a 2012 AFL Finals Series launch press conference. Footage of that press conference is available on HawksTV.

Back at the Club, players hit the gym for some strength work while the coaches sat down to analyse Friday night’s win over West Coast.

After hitting the gym, the players ventured to the massage rooms to iron out the sore spots and loosen up the muscles ahead of a big week on the track before fronting up against the Magpies on Friday night at the MCG.




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