Sunrise hosts Nat Barr and Matt Shirvington shocked by Tom Hawkins’ ‘crude’ revelation

Retired Geelong star Tom Hawkins has shocked Sunrise hosts Nat Barr and Matt Shirvington with his plans for what he would do with his toe if he had to have it amputated.

Hawkins ended his illustrious career last week, announcing that this season would be his last.

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The 35-year-old has been sidelined with a foot injury for the past seven weeks but is hoping to return to the field as the Cats prepare for another finals campaign.

Although he is almost back to full fitness, Hawkins could also be forced to undergo a drastic toe amputation once his career is over.

“At the end of the 2023 season, I re-injured the plantar plate that I had that issue with in the 2022 season. And one of the options was actually to amputate the toe and that could still be the case if the injury reoccurs,” Hawkins told Sunrise Tuesday morning.

“Right now my second toe is at about 40-50% of its functioning capacity. So it’s not very useful. It definitely doesn’t look good. But so far it’s holding up through the season and hopefully I won’t have to amputate it.”

But then Hawkins left Nat and Shirvo sick with his next comment.

“But if I ever have it amputated, it will be placed in a glass next to the bed, because it has caused me some problems,” he said.

Shirvo immediately responded, “disgusting,” before Nat interjected, “What would your wife say about that?”

Hawkins added, “It’s okay,” laughing, which prompted another response from Nat.

“It’s a little disgusting,” she said.

Hawkins, who recently published an autobiography, went on to pay tribute to his family for all their support throughout his incredible 18-year career.

“Family is the most important thing in my life. It has been from the beginning. It was really nice to write this book, to be able to reflect on this journey,” he said.

“But last week when I officially announced it on the Tuesday and told the playing group, it was really important that we followed up with a press conference that I had my family there because ultimately they sacrificed so much to get me on an AFL list.

“They helped me. I feel like they held my hand and sent me there. Even though my family has changed a little bit, I lost my mother in the middle of my career, my brother is abroad, it was really important to have them with me at the press conference.

“And to take some pictures, because like I said, it’s the most important thing in my life. I went from being passionate about football that I love so much, but now I get to go and live my next 50 years with them, so that was really cool. My nieces and nephews were there too. It was really nice and a special touch.”

After a mid-season slump, Geelong have returned to their best form with six wins in their last seven matches, including Saturday’s crucial victory over Fremantle in Perth.

The Cats will face St Kilda and West Coast in the final two rounds of the season, knowing that two wins will secure them an important place in the top four.

It remains to be seen what role Hawkins will play, given youngster Shannon Neale has stepped up and provided a key focal point in attack.