Hawthorn Coach Alastair Clarkson has hinted at the idea of unveiling some youth in the coming weeks following his side's loss to Fremantle on Monday night.

The Hawks suffered their fifth defeat in six outings against the Dockers, with Clarkson now left to ponder the 15th-placed club's path forward in 2020.

The four-time premiership coach conceded the match committee may look to give youngsters some senior exposure in coming weeks. 

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“We’ve got some lads who have been playing well at the level below and we need to give those guys an opportunity in the next week or two and we’ll see where it goes from there,” Clarkson said.

“But we don’t want to make wholesale change to our side - our philosophy has been that they need to play with experienced and mature bodies to help them grow and learn the craft of the game.

“There will be some that say that’s not the right philosophy. It’s been ours for a long time and it’s worked OK for us.

“But while things aren’t going so well with the win-loss, the philosophy can be challenged - that’s OK, we’ll work our way through it.”

The four-time premiership coach wasn't willing to name names, but said the club had a number of players who had served their time well at reserves level and were well-equipped to take the next step.

“Some of them have been ready and on our list for two, three or four years,” Clarkson said.

“They’ve built up their bodies and they’re getting good exposure at reserve level, albeit a lot of scrimmage games at the moment.

“We’re confident we’ve got a good group of lads who will get an opportunity pretty soon.

“I don’t want to individualise … we’ll work our way through that in the weeks to come.”