.Hawthorn trainer Sam Mitchell recognizes the source of Luke Hodge's irritation along with Port Ginnivan however has actually swept aside the Hawks fantastic's criticism of his behaviour as "old-school". Mitchell's four-time premiership colleague contacted the coach and also senior Hawthorn gamers to draw Ginnivan back right into line on Tuesday after his debatable "view you upcoming week" Instagram comment directed at Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy.Hodge said the opinion had violated a line and also would certainly improve Port Adelaide's motivation to execute versus its semi-final enemy. Enjoy the best coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, along with expert review and every activity until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks throughout play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of cost trial today > Semi FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE ACQUIRING RATHER. Totally free and discreet assistance call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even see gamblinghelponline.org.au." What you do is you send out banter in a text, you do not place it visible for Port Adelaide to rest there certainly as well as go 'Let's use this as well as obtain penetrated Ginnivan'," Hodge said to SEN on Tuesday. "You don't would like to go provide everything to a rival to attempt and also make them show up anymore energized." Sam Mitchell applauded midfielder Josh Ward's (right) type and also states Hawthorn and also Slot Adelaide will definitely certainly not need any additional incentive from social media sites. Photo: Michael KleinSource: News Corp AustraliaAsked what he thought of the unfavorable judgment, Mitchell mentioned on Wednesday he would certainly not have expected the Electrical power to need any sort of added motivation in advance of the Friday night clash." Our gamers, a lot of them don't possess one another's telephone number-- in my planet, you send out each other a text message," he mentioned." They don't do that, that is actually not just how they correspond. They send it using Snapchat, or even TikTok, that recognizes what else they perform?" The method the world runs in that world is actually certainly not my proficiency ... 'Hodgey' is actually clearly from my old-school times. I heard his remarks, as well as I understand he's only trying to spark on the Hawks as he selects our company recently." I presume Port Adelaide have actually received their period vulnerable, similarly our company perform ... I presume both groups are actually mosting likely to be actually as extremely motivated as you might potentially wish for." Mitchell claimed he was "a bit torn" on just how to replace hurt fullback Sam Frost, yet his choice seemed to have actually limited to two options.VFL defenders Ethan Phillips (one senior game) and also Jai Serong (9) were actually the frontrunners, along with the latter in far better type in the end of Box Hill's period yet Phillips a more like-for-like substitute. Ethan Phillips (left behind) and Jai Serong (second from left behind) are competing to substitute Sam Frost, who has been actually sidelined for the remainder of the finals with a foot worry personal injury. Picture: Daniel Pockett/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesChangkuoth Jiath additionally stays out of the edge, however the Hawks speedster educated along with the midfield team on Wednesday in an indication he will certainly not be actually taken into consideration for a switch to defence.Mitchell was stubborn the Hawks will not change their selection choice if Slot Adelaide swayed an adjustment to its forward line, with Charlie Dixon and Esava Ratugolea struggling and the more agile Todd Marshall standing by in the wings." You are actually a bit torn, you undoubtedly can't switch out specifically Sam Frost ... he's been actually so important for us, and he's had a fantastic season," he claimed. "As soon as our company formulate our program, our experts're not heading to create any type of late adjustments according to what they have actually performed." Mitchell mentioned Josh Ward's 22-disposal, five-clearance efficiency as a centre-bounce midfielder in the gain the Bulldogs gave him terrific belief in any sort of book gamer the Hawks contacted." Last week he took (his chance), and also offers our company fantastic peace of mind the progression programs that we invite spot are actually working definitely well," Mitchell said.It's not just (Ward)-- Finn Maginness, Harry Morrison, those people have actually participated in a bunch of VFL footy, and that provides me confidence for the Chilly substitute that whoever takes that place will certainly possess been in really good type, are going to have played a lot of VFL footy, and also there's a considerable amount of evidence that you can easily conduct well in your first video game in.".