Hawthorn champion Josh Gibson has toldย SEN Afternoons that the Hawks willย โrelishโ coming in as underdogs in their Thursday night blockbuster against Richmond.
Richmond have won their past 21 games at the MCG and seem as close to invincible as any team has ever been playing on the hallowed turf, even if they were strongly tested in their Round 23 clash against the Bulldogs.
โIโm sure the boys will relish going in as the underdogs,โ Gibson said.
โThey go into Thursday nightโs game as the underdog and no pressure on them because thereโs a lot of people that didnโt even think Hawthorn might make the eight.โ
โRichmondโs had a fantastic year, the best team in the competition and an awesome record at the MCG, but Hawthornโs got nothing to lose and itโs a nice position to be in.โ
Gibson is the AFL's premiership cup ambassador for 2018. He played 225 games in a storied career which saw him win three premierships as a key contributor to Hawthorn's premiership success.
