Sam Mitchell missing from Hawthorn 2017 calendar

Sam Mitchell’s departure from Hawthorn could have been in the works longer than we think.

3AW listener Doug has sent in some pictures of a Hawthorn 2017 calendar that he received for his birthday.

The calendar was released on September 15, and features several Hawk stars, with one glaring omission – the man wearing number five.

Click play to hear Doug’s call to Neil Mitchell