Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson’s antics at the club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) caught the eye of Kane Cornes, whose expectations for the Hawks aren’t quite as high.
Clarkson used a Bruce Springsteen song and his guitar to convey his thoughts on 2021 for Hawthorn, saying he expects the club to bounce back strongly from their bottom four finish.
“After a promising start, and starting the season at 3-1, we then entered hub life where we confronted some obstacles that proved to be significant challenges throughout the course of the season," Clarkson said.
“In a team sport you still require everyone to play their role, unfortunately for us we had far too many that have fallen beneath their best throughout the course of 2020, right across the board.
“To best depict this past season, I’m going to pull out another old Bruce Springsteen song, this time it’s called ‘Should I Fall Behind, Wait For Me’.
“I’d love you to watch this song, think about our players, think about our club and think of how we are ready to bounce in 2021.”
Cornes doesn't believe the Hawks have the playing group to push back up the ladder.
“Is he dreaming, Clarko? Like, is he delusional with where they’re at?” Cornes told SEN SA Breakfast.
“I love it. I love the fact that he’s digging in again and he’s saying with his one-minute address to the members last night to back them in, they’re going to come again and bounce back on the back of 15th this year, but they don’t have any players.
“Clarko, you’ve got no players. That’s pretty important. I know you’re a great coach, but you actually need players to coach.
“They drafted Denver Grainger-Barras who is a highly regarded draft pick, but he’s not going to help them much next year.
“They’re a bottom four side for me, the Hawks. I don’t expect much from the Hawks (in 2021).”