"I have seen the future and it works."

So wrote American journalist Lincoln Steffens in 1931, six years after Hawthorn joined the VFL.

While it might have been Communism, and not Aussie Rules footy that the controversial scribe had in mind, the fact remains that the Hawks back then were the future of football, a position that remains unchanged in 2015 given the club's recent multi-million dollar sponsorship deals and planned relocation to Dingley.

While most other AFL clubs are mired in an antiquated world resembling that of The Flintstones, Alastair Clarkson and co zip around in a galaxy that could be straight out of Hanna-Barbera's other classic cartoon, The Jetsons.

As for the "pressure" footy folk are constantly moaning about, it would be eased by adopting George Jetson's working week: one hour a day, two days a week.