Hawthorn have re-signed veterans Luke Hodge, Shaun Burgoyne and Josh Gibson but there are still plenty of conundrums at the AFL club.Speculation over the future of stars Hodge, Burgoyne and Gibson - all approaching the end of stellar careers - threatened to be a distraction in the Hawks bid for a fourth successive flag.The club nipped it in the bud on Tuesday, confirming the decorated trio had all signed one-year contract extensions.The no-nonsense approach is typical Hawthorn, who have recently made a habit of proving doubters wrong.But rarely have things looked so shaky at the pointy end of the season.Alastair Clarksons side have recorded losses to West Coast and Melbourne in the past three weeks.The Hawks face in-form Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday in their final tune-up for September and risk tumbling outside the top four if they lose again.Ruckman Jon Ceglars season-ending knee injury will also challenge the powers of four-time premiership coach Clarkson.Im never surprised with what Clarko might come up with, forward Jack Gunston said on Tuesday.It (deciding who to bring in and how to rejig the side without Ceglar) is obviously going to get the coaches thinking.But weve got full confidence weve got the depth and ability to fill that role.In the past few years weve lost important players and been able to fill them and the coaching staff has been able to adapt.The Hawks have surrendered top spot on the ladder and premiership favouritism but Gunston denied recent defeats were cause for concern.Not at all. We know what were capable of, he said.Weve played some good footy in patches this year and other times we havent.Youd like to win the games going in to finals but ... its (also) a positive. Wed rather play those games now than in finals.Theres a few areas we know we can clean up and Im sure well rectify them on the weekend ... were a confident bunch and we know how to come out of tough situations.Gunston added that the clubs old hands, led by dual Norm Smith medallist Hodge who will enter his 16th season in 2017, played a big part in building that belief.Theyve been in these situations plenty of times, Gunston said.Weve got a lot of younger guys in the team that probably havent been here before so Im sure (theyll have) little conversations leading into finals.How to prepare yourself, how to steel your mind ready for battle. 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They made it to the semifinals in last years IEM World Championship, the quarterfinals of last years Riot Games World Championships and the semifinals of 2016s Mid-Season Invitational in Shanghai, China.Yet, the 2016 World Championship was a difficult run for the Wolves, misplaying games it should have won, and exiting the tournament with a disappointing 2-4 record.ESPN spoke to the teams star support Hu SwordArt Shuo-Jie following his teams elimination to get his impromptu thoughts on the bracket matchups.When asked about SK Telecom T1 vs. Royal Never Give Up, the first words that came out were, F---. Thats really hard to predict. After a bit of thinking SwordArt said, Probably SKT.For ROX Tigers vs. Edward Gaming, itd be ROX.Which South Korean giant would make it through to the final? SwordArt couldnt quite decide. Itll be 3-2, but I dont know wholl win.On the other side of the bracket, he was more certain. H2k [over Albus Nox Luna], Samsung [over Cloud9] and Samsung [making the final].So will South Korea win Worlds? Yes, said SwordArt.When asked if he had any fond memories of the competition, he said, None. We lost, so there are no [happy feelings].dddddddddddd.It was a difficult World Championship for the Taiwanese region. Although Ahq Esports Club, the second-place team, was considered a longshot to make it out of its group, it was on the verge of making the quarterfinals and eliminating Chinese champion Edward Gaming before blowing a gigantic lead in their final set of the group stage. For Flash Wolves, it was a missed opportunity to go further than last year.LMS is still a really strong region and always performs very well. You cant judge a region off just a [single] tournament. At MSI, we got top four, so well keep fighting for the LMS.As time goes by, I realize every region, other than Korea [who is far ahead], is pretty close right now [in terms of skill level], he said. [Taiwans] improvement compared to the other regions wasnt as big, so thats the reason why we lost.To end the interview, SwordArt wanted to say one last thing to the fans from Taiwan and around the world. I have to say sorry to [our] fans, he said. Maybe we were not well-prepared, but we still have IEM and other international tournaments next year, so well play harder and play our best. ' ' '
