Straight off a plane from Paris after another tremendously successful Olympic Games, one would feel inclined to jump on another plate back to Tasmania and see your family and loved ones…

Nope, she’s going straight to Melbourne to watch Hawthorn play Richmond at the MCG on Sunday.

Even a four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, fresh off the plane, wants in on THE HOK.

By the way, that is an absolute fact – Ariarne Titmus, a native of Launceston where Hawthorn have played games for 23 years, is a die-hard Hawthorn supporter.

There are those who can claim that Hawthorn won’t have a lasting legacy in Tasmania, but they attracted a supporter with 4 Olympic Gold Medals.

Just think, if St Kilda had bothered to stay it out in Launceston past 2006, they could’ve had Warnie, Eric Bana AND Ariarne Titmus as supporters.

A hero of Australian sport, and Ariarne Titmus.