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The Hawks crashed back down to earth due to an insipid first half performance against a Port Adelaide side that took every chance afforded them.

Fresh off being frustrated at the Pink Hill Hotel throughout the match, Danny Prins and Nat Martin discussed everything that went wrong in the first half, and the light at the end of the tunnel in the second.

🗣️ Key talking points:

* Training cones vs Port Adelaide for 45 mins;

* Hunger, intensity, effort - all missing in the first half;

* The second half that teased, a massive what if'';

* The positives including Jai Newcombe, Jack Gunston, Lloyd Meek;

* James Sicily forward and Dylan Moore in the middle - more please;

* Fin Maginness, Blake Hardwick, Mabior Chol and friends - struggle town;

* Plenty more emotion and reason…

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