Six weeks out from the finals, how would you categorize where Hawthorn are at right now?

Um, I don't think we've played necessarily our best footy yet.

We've had probably a...

The games we played in, um, we played in Gold, um, and it was pretty slippery.

Um, then we, yeah, obviously had the game on the weekend and then Tassie, um, as well, that was a bit slippery.

So we'd like to get back to playing our attacking brand of footy and, um, yeah, hopefully we can get into some better form, um, before, before the finals come around.

Do you think the players are still coming to terms with it, or do you think it's just a rule that's almost impossible for players to ade- adhere to, um, 100% correctly?

Yeah, I think it's just such a dynamic game.

Six weeks out from the finals, how would you categorize where Hawthorn are at right now?

Um, I don't think we've played necessarily our best footy yet.

We've had probably a...

Because we played in, um, we played in Goulburn, um, and it was pretty slippery.

Um, then we, yeah, obviously had the game on the weekend and then Tassie, um, as well that was a bit slippery.

So we'd like to get back to play our attacking brand of footy and, um, yeah, hopefully we can get into some better form, um, before, before the finals come around.

Yeah, motioned and said play.

[laughs] Yeah, it was an interesting one.

ofHow you went last week in the contest, to see such a, a big shift in the, the group.

Yeah, it was, it was great.

We were obviously asleep for that first half, um, last week, and we're pretty disappointed with our efforts.

But, um, we went all right in the second half, and we wanted to build that momentum, um, from last week's second half, and the boys come out, uh, firing tonight.

It probably helped the conditions for that, uh, mentality, I guess.

That's part of the game, um, 'cause it was just, it was just, um, out there to have fun really and have a crack.

You can't do much more in those conditions.

Is that something you trust with your experience that sort of goes unsaid, and you just know how to adapt? Or, or are you looking at really being explicit with switching modes before and, and halfway through the game?

H- how impressive, um, was it this week in terms of how you went last week in the contest to see such a, a big shift in the, the group?

Yeah, it was, it was great.

We were obviously asleep for that first half, um, last week, and we were pretty disappointed with our efforts.

But, um, we went all right in the second half, and then we wanted to build that momentum, um, from last week's second half, and the boys come out, uh, firing tonight.

It probably helped the conditions for that, uh, mentality, I guess, that side of the game, um, 'cause it was just, it was just, um, out there to have fun really and have a crack.

You can't do much more in those conditions.

Is that something you trust with your experience that sort of goes unsaid and you just know how to adapt? Or, or are you looking at really being explicit with switching modes before and, and halfway through the game?

Uh, yeah, we were, ideally we were going into the game and wanted to play our, our way and attack and, uh, play fast.

It was pretty impressive.

Yeah, the boys', uh, the midfield group's been unbelievable the last few weeks.

Um, it's, it makes it easier as a back line.

You can defend a bit higher up the ground and, um, yeah, getting Will Day back, he makes a lot of players around him better and, um, John Newcombe's been unbelievable too, and guys like Cam McKenzie and Josh Ward as well.

Um, yeah, they're, they're going well.

Things are going really well for the club, but from an internal perspective, how do you guys feel like you're tracking at the moment?

Uh, we probably, probably don't think we've played our best footy yet.

Um, obviously tonight we...

It would've been nice for you backs to sit behind the footy and have the ball live down the forward half for that first half was pretty impressive.

Yeah, the boys, uh, the midfield group's been unbelievable the last few weeks.

Um, it's, it makes it easier as a back line.

You can defend a bit higher up the ground and, um, yeah, getting Will Day back, he makes a lot of players around him better and, um, John Newcombe's been unbelievable too, and guys like Cam McKenzie and Josh Ward as well.

Um, yeah, they're, they're going well.

Things going really well for the club, but from an internal perspective, how do you guys feel like you're tracking at the moment?

Uh, we probably, probably don't think we've played our best footy yet.

Um, obviously tonight we, it was a pretty scrappy win.

What is it about this place that the Hawks love coming down here and winning games?

Um, [laughs] yeah, it's a great question.

We seem to...

We've versed some pretty good teams down here too, and we seem to keep winning.

The energy from the crowd, even though on the other side of the ground it's not much energy 'cause of the construction, but on this side of the ground it was great.

They've had the crowd on our side and, um, yeah, I don't know.

We're going all right down here.

Is that because you want Mitch Lewis a little bit higher up the ground and then get yourself one out in the square?