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GEELONG forward Tom Hawkins has revealed his troublesome back injury remains a "day-to-day proposition", but is confident he will be right to go in Friday night's preliminary final showdown with Hawthorn.
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Hawkins appeared to be struggling in the first half of Friday's elimination final against Port Adelaide with even his former teammate Cam Mooney suggesting he should have been subbed out of the game.
But the 25-year-old responded with a strong second half, kicking two goals and providing a structure that helped the Cats to finish over the top of the Power.
"I felt fantastic; it was as good as I could hope for," Hawkins said after the Cats set up a mouth-watering clash with long-time rivals.
"It was great to be back out there after missing last week.
"As 'Scotty' (coach Chris Scott) said, it has been a day-to-day proposition.
"But I knew that I was feeling really good (this week)."
Hawkins urged fans to remain patient with him, admitting to some frustration that the back injury he has nursed for months has impacted on his mobility and effectiveness.
"As frustrating as it is for the fans, I can tell you that it is twice as frustrating for me," he said.\
"So we will keep doing whatever we can. I can assure everyone that I am doing everything that can be done to be in the best condition that I can."
Asked if he was a certainty to play against the Hawks, Hawkins said: "I would like to think so, I've felt great (this week)."
Hawkins missed last week's qualifying final loss to Fremantle, saying he just felt that he couldn't play his role for the team.
"I was just a bit sore leading in (to the Fremantle match)," he said. "It was really tough, I sat up in the coaches' box, so I was really craving to get back out there again."
Tom Lonergan said Hawkins' teammates had great admiration for how he had been able to play through the pain for much of the season.
"We know he is battling with a back issue," Lonergan said. "If he just gives us a contest up forward and puts pressure on, that's all we expect from him at the moment.
"His back is clearly debilitating for him, so it's a real pat on the back for him to play through the pain."
When Hawkins kicked the first of his two second-half goals, almost all of his teammates rushed to him to celebrate.
"I have had a lot of support and it's great to be back out there," he said. "It's always exciting to kick a goal in a final."
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