K Rock Football | Sometimes, the simple message is the most effective one.

With Drysdale holding a one-point lead over fellow qualifying final hopeful Modewarre at three-quarter time at Community Bank Oval, coach Ben Carmichael kept his final home-and-away address of the season direct and to the point.

“The message was, ‘We still have our destiny in our own hands’,” Carmichael revealed.

“We knew that we had to continue to play an exciting style of footy, and we’d get shots and opportunities on the scoreboard.”

Carmichael was right.

Drysdale created ten shots on goal, kicking 5.5 and keeping Modewarre to just two behinds to post a 16.12 (108) to 11.8 (74) win.

The result sees the Hawks into a qualifying final for a third consecutive year, with Anglesea standing between them and a crack at Torquay in the second semi-final.

“At the start of the year, that double chance is what you really strive for,” Carmichael said.

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