.Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell knows the source of Luke Hodge's stress along with Port Ginnivan however has brushed off the Hawks great's commentary of his practices as "old-school". Mitchell's four-time premiership colleague called the trainer and senior Hawthorn players to pull Ginnivan back right into line on Tuesday after his debatable "find you upcoming week" Instagram comment administered at Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy.Hodge mentioned the comment had violated a pipe and would certainly enhance Port Adelaide's incentive to carry out against its own semi-final challenger. View the greatest coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with specialist evaluation and every activity up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free test today > Partially FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE GETTING RATHER. For Free and also personal help phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au." What you perform is you send out exchange in a text message, you don't place it visible for Port Adelaide to rest there certainly and go 'Permit's use this and acquire stuck into Ginnivan'," Hodge informed SEN on Tuesday. "You don't wish to go provide just about anything to an enemy to try and create all of them appear any more inflated." Sam Mitchell applauded midfielder Josh Ward's (right) form and also claims Hawthorn and Slot Adelaide will definitely certainly not need any sort of extra incentive from social networks. Image: Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaAsked what he thought of the criticism, Mitchell stated on Wednesday he would certainly not have expected the Electrical power to need to have any kind of extra inspiration ahead of the Friday night clash." Our players, a lot of them don't possess one another's phone numbers-- in my planet, you send one another a text," he said." They don't perform that, that's not how they interact. They send it using Snapchat, or TikTok, that understands what else they do?" The method the globe works in that arena is not my expertise ... 'Hodgey' is actually obviously from my old-school days. I heard his reviews, and also I understand he's only making an effort to spur on the Hawks as he selects our team recently." I believe Port Adelaide have got their period vulnerable, similarly our company carry out ... I believe both teams are heading to be actually as very encouraged as you can potentially wish for." Mitchell mentioned he was actually "a small amount torn" on just how to switch out harmed fullback Sam Frost, yet his choice appeared to have actually narrowed to pair of options.VFL guardians Ethan Phillips (one senior activity) and also Jai Serong (9) were actually the frontrunners, with the latter in much better form at the end of Container Hill's season however Phillips a more like-for-like replacement. Ethan Phillips (left) and also Jai Serong (2nd from left) are actually competing to substitute Sam Frost, who has been actually sidelined for the rest of the finals along with a feet worry injury. Photo: Daniel Pockett/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesChangkuoth Jiath likewise continues to be away from the edge, yet the Hawks speedster taught with the midfield team on Wednesday in an indication he will definitely certainly not be thought about for a change to defence.Mitchell was firm the Hawks will certainly not change their option decision if Port Adelaide turned an adjustment to its forward line, with Charlie Dixon and also Esava Ratugolea struggling and the additional active Todd Marshall standing by in the parts." You are actually a little bit broken, you definitely can not substitute precisely Sam Freeze ... he's been thus vital for our team, as well as he's had an amazing time," he claimed. "When our company produce our planning, our experts're not going to make any kind of overdue modifications according to what they've performed." Mitchell said Josh Ward's 22-disposal, five-clearance functionality as a centre-bounce midfielder in the get the Bulldogs provided him excellent faith in any kind of get gamer the Hawks called." Recently he took (his possibility), which provides our team fantastic self-confidence the progression systems that we invite spot are functioning really properly," Mitchell said.It's not just (Ward)-- Finn Maginness, Harry Morrison, those fellas have actually participated in a great deal of VFL footy, and also offers me confidence for the Wintry replacement that whoever takes that place is going to have remained in excellent kind, are going to possess participated in a considerable amount of VFL footy, as well as there's a great deal of evidence that you can do properly in your initial activity in.".