Sam Mitchell has hailed his side's growing resilience as Hawthorn took a step towards stamping themselves as genuine heavyweights in a hard-fought 20-point win over Sydney in the AFL season opener.
The 'Hollywood Hawks' got down and dirty as they kicked off their campaign in impressive fashion with the 14.12 (96) to 11.10 (76) victory over last year's beaten grand finalists at the SCG on Friday night.
