Committing to a different AFL season is beginning to really feel a bit conservative for Hawthorn veteran Luke Breust.
At an age when most gamers are cautious to not look too far forward, the 32-year-old ahead is rapt with how the Hawks’ rebuild is progressing beneath coach Sam Mitchell.
Breust, who impressed with three targets in final Saturday’s huge upset win over prime aspect Collingwood, desires to be a part of this new Hawks period for so long as potential.
Hawthorn signify a serious menace for the sixth-placed Western Bulldogs in Sunday’s sport at Launceston.
While the Hawks are sixteenth with solely six wins, they’ve additionally upset the Brisbane Lions this season and the Collingwood win once more showcased their talents.
“We only have six wins, so we need some perspective on things, but ultimately the way I’m feeling at the moment, the way my body’s holding up, the way the group’s progressing, there’s a lot to like,” Breust mentioned of his enjoying future past subsequent season.
“If we’re starting to play finals again, I will be trying to look to hang on.”
Breust replied “100 per cent” when requested if the rebuild goes higher than he anticipated.
As he and Mitchell mentioned through the week, a key now could be growing consistency.
For all of the benefit of their huge scalps this season, the Hawks have suffered from some huge lapses, too.
“If we can start to control them, limit them to three-goal runs instead of seven-goal runs, the ladder looks maybe a bit different for us,” Breust mentioned.
“We love going down to Tassie. We’re looking forward to it.”
Likewise, Mitchell desires to see how lengthy the Hawks can keep what they confirmed towards the Magpies.
“We need to put a full four-quarter performance in and that’s been our great challenge,” he mentioned.
“We had three out of four quarters in a lot of games this year, but we haven’t been able to put four together often enough to make us competitive.
“Can we do eight quarters in a row?”
One of the keys will be captain James Sicily, who tore Collingwood to shreds in a best-afield performance last weekend.
Now Sicily and his fellow defenders come up against a Bulldogs attack boasting Aaron Naughton, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and Rory Lobb.
All eyes will be on Sicily v Naughton, given the fiery Hawk ripped off his opponent’s headband in a game last season.
“The factor he has in his kitbag, which we worth enormously, is he units up our offence as nicely,” Mitchell mentioned of Sicily.
“I’d truly forgotten in regards to the headband-gate. I’m certain they will match up at some stage.
“We’re not going to have a set match up in that way for Naughton.
“We know they’ve that actual three talls within the entrance finish, who could cause any staff bother.”
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