The Hawthorn footy club will ramp up their aggressive approach when they meet the Western Bulldogs in Friday nights semi final at the MCG.

The Hawks are now just one win away from an early exit from the 2016 finals.

Kokatha defender Shaun Burgoyne (pictured) says the Hawks will ramp up their aggression in the knowledge that the young and hungry Bulldogs have nothing to lose when they take on the champion Hawthorn side.