.Hawthorn trainer Sam Mitchell knows the resource of Luke Hodge's disappointment with Jack Ginnivan but has actually refused the Hawks excellent's criticism of his behavior as "traditional". Mitchell's four-time premiership teammate called on the trainer as well as senior Hawthorn players to take Ginnivan back in to line on Tuesday after his questionable "view you upcoming week" Instagram comment administered at Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy.Hodge mentioned the opinion had actually exceeded a line as well as will enhance Port Adelaide's incentive to do against its own semi-final challenger. View the most effective coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with pro review and every game up until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free trial today > Partially FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING RATHER. Totally free as well as confidential help telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even check out gamblinghelponline.org.au." What you carry out is you send out small talk in a text, you don't place it exposed for Slot Adelaide to sit there as well as go 'Permit's utilize this as well as acquire stuck into Ginnivan'," Hodge told SEN on Tuesday. "You do not wish to go offer everything to an opponent to attempt and create them visit anymore energized." Sam Mitchell complimented midfielder Josh Ward's (right) form as well as states Hawthorn and Port Adelaide are going to certainly not need any sort of added inspiration coming from social media sites. Photo: Michael KleinSource: News Corp AustraliaAsked what he considered the unfavorable judgment, Mitchell mentioned on Wednesday he would certainly not have actually expected the Energy to need to have any type of added incentive in advance of the Friday evening clash." Our players, a considerable amount of all of them do not possess one another's phone numbers-- in my globe, you send one another a text," he mentioned." They don't do that, that's not how they correspond. They deliver it using Snapchat, or TikTok, that understands what else they perform?" The way the world functions because realm is certainly not my knowledge ... 'Hodgey' is obviously coming from my old-school times. I heard his opinions, as well as I know he is actually just trying to spark on the Hawks as he chooses our team this week." I presume Port Adelaide have received their period vulnerable, similarly we do ... I think both crews are mosting likely to be actually as very stimulated as you might potentially wish for." Mitchell said he was "a bit torn" on exactly how to replace hurt fullback Sam Frost, but his selection seemed to have tightened to 2 options.VFL defenders Ethan Phillips (one elderly activity) and also Jai Serong (9) were the frontrunners, along with the latter in much better kind at the end of Box Mountain's time yet Phillips a much more like-for-like replacement. Ethan Phillips (left) as well as Jai Serong (second coming from left) are actually competing to change Sam Freeze, who has been actually sidelined for the rest of the finals with a feet tension personal injury. Image: Daniel Pockett/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesChangkuoth Jiath also stays out of the edge, but the Hawks speedster trained with the midfield group on Wednesday in a sign he are going to not be thought about for a shift to defence.Mitchell was determined the Hawks would certainly certainly not change their variety choice if Slot Adelaide swung a change to its own forward line, along with Charlie Dixon as well as Esava Ratugolea struggling as well as the more active Todd Marshall hanging around in the parts." You're a little broken, you definitely can not switch out precisely Sam Freeze ... he's been so crucial for our company, as well as he is actually possessed an amazing time," he pointed out. "Once our company come up with our strategy, our company are actually not mosting likely to create any type of late changes according to what they've performed." Mitchell mentioned Josh Ward's 22-disposal, five-clearance efficiency as a centre-bounce midfielder in the draw the Bulldogs gave him fantastic faith in any sort of get player the Hawks employed." Recently he took (his chance), and that offers us wonderful peace of mind the development courses that we have in spot are functioning really well," Mitchell said.It's certainly not merely (Ward)-- Finn Maginness, Harry Morrison, those guys have actually participated in a bunch of VFL footy, and that gives me peace of mind for the Cold substitute that whoever takes that spot will certainly have resided in really good type, will certainly possess played a considerable amount of VFL footy, as well as there is actually a lot of evidence that you may conduct effectively in your first video game in.".