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'Old bugger' Sam Mitchell keen to face Eagles' gruelling travel schedule head on
Champion West Coast recruit Sam Mitchell will resist taking rests in his first season away from powerhouse Hawthorn as he confronts a gruelling travel schedule for the first time in his decorated career.