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HAWTHORN pulled it off with Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis but a former great believes the Hawks should they go down the same path with another club champion.

HAWTHORN pulled it off with Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis - should they go down the same path with another club champion?

AFL games record-holder Brent Harvey has floated the idea of trading fan favourite Cyril Rioli at the end of the season. “Would they consider trading one of their best players of all time?” Harvey said on the TV show Future Stars. THE TACKLE: THOMAS’ ‘DOG ACT’ DESERVES A LONG BAN BRAIN FADE: MITCHELL’S BROWNLOW HOPES FADE AFTER ERRANT ELBOW ANZAC DAY: THE FIRST VFL PLAYER TO DIE AT WAR “He’s 28 years old, would they trade him out to get something in? I didn’t think they’d do it with Mitchell and Lewis. “I think Cyril brings something that other players don’t. He only needs nine possessions per game and couple that with all the other things he does, he’s a superstar I’m not debating that. “You’ve got to give something up to get something.” Hawthorn was widely criticised for trading premiership heroes Mitchell to West Coats and Lewis to Melbourne in the latter stages of their careers, but both deals now appear masterstrokes that helped deliver Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O’Meara. Rioli, who has played 189 games and kicked 275 goals for Hawthorn, is sidelined for 5-6 weeks with a medial ligament injury. LIVE stream every match of every round of the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season on FOX SPORTS. Get your free 2-week trial & start watching in minutes. SIGN UP NOW

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