Jarrad Boumann, Jack Gunston, Mitch Hallahan, Isaac Smith, Tom Schneider, Paul Puopolo, Derick Wanganeen, Xavier Ellis and Kyle Cheney completed the Track in five days, catching up to the Club's first trekking group who began two days earlier.
The Hawks' journey of the Kokoda Track is an important part of the cultural induction of new players to the Club, which has embraced into its culture the four pillars of Kokoda; 'Courage, Mateship, Sacrifice and Endurance'.
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The players cross a river on their first day of the trek.
Mitch Hallahan, Tom Schneider and Derick Wanganeen in their re-created trench, doing as the Diggers would have done during the Kokoda campaign.
(L-R): Paul Puopolo, Jarrad Boumann, Jack Gunston, Isaac Smith, Derick Wanganeen, Xavier Ellis, Tom Schneider, Kyle Cheney, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Luke Boyd, Mitch Hallahan, Assistant Coach Luke Beveridge and Senior Coach Alastair Clarkson at the start of the Kokoda Track.
The players with their re-created stretchers hiking up the Track.
The players and coaches absorb some significant Australian history.
