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Jeff Kennett has been re-instated as president of Hawthorn.
The Hawks board met this morning where the Richard Garvey resigned as the president - "accepting responsibility for a recent Board decision."
Garvey will continue as a Director on the Hawthorn board.
"The Board ratified that former President Jeff Kennett assume the presidency subject to a members’ vote at the AGM in December, which has been accepted," a statement reads on the Hawthorn website.