There’s nothing quite like defeating the reigning premiers by a whopping six-goal margin in front of a roaring MCG crowd.

Only, this game didn’t play out exactly like that.

Yes – the Hawks defeated reigning premiers Richmond. Yes – the margin was an impressive 32 points. But after the siren sounded, the only voice that could be heard was that of Hawks emergency Michael Hartley, as he cheered his teammates off the ground.

Such was the nature of winning game of footballs during the height of the pandemic.

One of the stars of that Round 3 match, Tom Mitchell, joins the Golden Years podcast team to discuss the underdog victory, and share what it was like to achieve such an incredible feat with no-one there to see it.

Listen below, or search for Golden Years on your favourite podcast provider.

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