Hawthorn Vice-captain says he remains confident in the ability of the Hawks' playing list, despite the Round 1 loss to Essendon.

"It's only one game, and i think two of the three grandfinals we won, we lost Round 1," said Smith.

"I don't think it's a huge issue. It's still four points and Round 10 is four points, so we're still pretty confident in the team we've got."

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