Hawthorns 2016 premiership campaign is over but their golden era of success wont end with Friday nights semifinal loss to the Western Bulldogs, says Alastair Clarkson.The Hawks were overrun by the Bulldogs in the second half at the MCG, Luke Beveridges side thwarting Hawthorns bid to equal the record of four premierships in a row, set by Jock McHales Collingwood from 1927 to 1930.I know what the papers are going to say ... theyll say that its the end of an era, Clarkson said after the 23-point loss.Theyre too old and too slow but well just have a little bit of a break, reload and get going again.Theyre a proud group and we know weve got some improving to do as a side ... but theyve always been a group that rolls the sleeves up and tries to improve every day.The Hawks looked set to break the game open at 23 points up early in the second quarter but the Dogs clawed that deficit back to just one point at halftime.Then Hawthorn were powerless to stop a run of six goals in the third quarter that set up the Dogs preliminary final clash against Greater Western Sydney.Premiership stars like Luke Hodge, Josh Gibson and Jordan Lewis didnt have their usual influence but Clarkson believes his club - having blooded seven new players this season - wont have to rely so heavily on those veterans to keep his team in premiership calculations in 2017.Clarkson also pointed to the possible return of full-forward Jarryd Roughead from cancer treatment next season as one of several reasons for optimism and added the Hawks would look to improve their list through the trade period period.Young Gold Coast star Jaeger OMeara could prove a huge boost, but Clarkson admitted there was much water to go under the bridge before he arrived at the club - labeling that trade process difficult.Hawthorns vaunted pressure on the ball carrier was still very much on display, but Clarkson felt his players werent rewarded for their efforts that saw them lay 42 more tackles than the Dogs.We laid 104 tackles and got how many free kicks do you reckon for holding the ball? 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Indias Ruthvika Shivani Gadde lost 16-21 13-21 against top seed He Bingjiao of China in the pre-quarterfinals of womens singles at the Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on Thursday.Prajakta Sawant, meanwhile, enjoyed mixed success on the day as she and Yogendran Krishnan won the mixed doubles, but lost the womens doubles with her partner Zhi Qing Lee.Earlier, the Verma brothers -- Sourabh and Sameer -- advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of mens singles competition at the USD 120,000 tournament.Sourabh entered the third round after his Chinese opponent Xue Song, seeded 14th, retired when he was trailing 9-16 in the opening game. 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