The coach, his heir and their president

The deed is done and Sam Mitchell will coach Hawthorn next year. How did we get here, but more to the point, what comes next?

First, a mea culpa.

Like many I doubted the reporting of Caroline Wilson and especially Sam McClure who were steadfast in their belief that it would be Sam Mitchell, and not Alastair Clarkson taking charge of Hawthorn next year. They got it right. Hats off to them for their dogged reporting.

So here we are. The day Hawthorn people had known and feared wou…