Battle-hardened Hawks driven by painful finals memories

Key Hawk shakes off injury cloud as Battle eyes prelim redemption

Star defender Josh Battle says the lessons learnt from last year’s finals exit and an almost clear bill of health put Hawthorn in an enviable position heading into next weekend’s MCG preliminary final showdown.

Battle-hardened Hawks driven by painful finals memories

Hawthorn sit just one win away from reaching their first grand final since 2015 but are all too aware how easily the opportunity can be ripped away.

Hawthorn defender says finals pain can fuel premiership push

He spoke to the media on Saturday.