Opinion Contributor April 16, 2026 — 3:30pm In the early ’90s a Hawks rookie, who will remain anonymous, would come to understand the standards of his football club as he navigated his way through the gym at Glenferrie Oval. Having completed a set, the young tyro cleared his throat and gobbed one onto the gym floor. This was the rookie’s first mistake as one of the Hawks’ favourite sons, Gary Ayres, grabbed him by the scruff of his training jumper, pinned him up against the wall and in direct terms explained that if he defiled the Hawthorn Football Club again he would be shown the door. The rookie had been schooled in two ways: in the values and standards of the club, and where the line was. This issue of club values, and how they vary across the AFL ecosystem, was revisited a few days ago by former Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy and commentator Corbin Middlemas on the ABC. They were discussing homophobia and the tribulations of young Saint Lance Collard.…