There is definitely one coach in the Hawks football department who will be rapt with how Will Day is going to spend his time away from the club.

Day is planning on swapping his phone for a book over the period.

"I might start a bit of reading, I want to try and stay off the screens and get my screen time down a bit," Day said earlier this week.

But it is his book of choice that will have one of the Hawks coach's ears prick up.

"I'm reading Sam Mitchell's book at the moment, so I'd say get around that one, it's good!

"It's an insight into how he went about his career.

"Sam wasn't actually the one that recommended I read it, my host family are very close with him so I got it from them."

Day is set to return to his native state of South Australia whilst the players spend time away from the club, with the first-year Hawk looking forward to spending more time with family.

"I'll also be able to spend a fair bit of time with family so that will be good to catch up with them."