Veteran Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson says hes close to signing a new deal to continue his AFL career with the Hawks next season.Gibson will turn 33 in March but the 209-game veteran continues to play an important role for coach Alastair Clarkson.Captain Luke Hodge, 32, and Shaun Burgoyne, 33, are the other over 30s at the club who have yet to have their futures finalised after Sam Mitchell signed a one-year contract extension in June.Im pretty confident Ill be playing next year, Gibson told the Sunday Footy Show.But Ive said all year that Ive just been leaving that to my manager to work out with the footy club.Weve always said at Hawthorn its not about age. Clarko doesnt look at birth certificates, its the way you play for the side.Ive just tried to be consistent this year as some of the other guys have been.Speculation over Hodges future continues with the skipper struggling with injury at times this season.But Clarkson told reporters earlier this year that Hawthorn arent in the business of forcing club greats into retirement.Gibson switched from North Melbourne to Hawthorn ahead of the 2010 season and went on to play a key role in the clubs triple-premiership-winning era.The Hawks bid for a historic fourth flag in a row received a boost on Saturday when they strengthened their grip on top spot with a 39-point win over the Kangaroos.Soccer Jerseys . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. NFL Jerseys . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. 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First game on the road, youve got new defensive coaches, youre going to have some glitches ... and I saw a lot of things we can do better.Most of those things were likely before the fourth quarter.Lagow connected with Daniel Friend on a 21-yard touchdown pass to put Indiana on top for good early in the final quarter, capped the next Hoosiers drive with a 6-yard scoring run and Tegray Scales capped the night with a 16-yard interception return for another score.Lagow said he wasnt worried, even when trailing going into the fourth.The whole team had played so well all night, Lagow said. Defense had played their tails off. We had been real close, a lot. It was just a matter of keeping our foot on the pedal.Devine Redding rushed for 135 yards and Rashard Fant returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown in the first half for Indiana (1-0). It was Indianas first time with two interception-return touchdowns in the same game since 1966, school officials said.Alex McGough completed 23 of 46 passes for 263 yards and three interceptions for FIU (0-1). Alex Gardner had a 1-yard rushing touchdown for the Panthers, who were outgained 486-331.The game had a little of everything: a safety, a missed field goal, a bad snap on another field goal try, ttwo defensive touchdowns and even an end-around for a 2-point conversion by the Hoosiers.ddddddddddddWe battled, we competed, we did some good things, FIU coach Ron Turner said. But very, very disappointed in the outcome and very disappointing in the offensive execution and offensive performance. .... Way too many missed opportunities.Friends touchdown was his first in four years with the Hoosiers, two of those seasons getting cut short by injury.Indiana played without six suspended players, including three who were probable starters -- wide receiver Simmie Cobbs Jr., safety Chase Dutra and defensive tackle Ralph Green III.THE TAKEAWAYIndiana: Lagow completed 18 of 27 passes for 240 yards, and rarely seemed rattled. And there were some conditioning issues evident in the fourth on a hot, humid night in Miami -- players cramping, players with hands on their hips -- but Indiana did enough to escape. Tight end Jordan Fuchs had a significant injury, Wilson said, but there seemed to be some hope of it not being a season-ending situation.FIU: It wont be an easy tape for the Panthers to watch. The defensive series that led to Indianas go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter had some breakdowns as well, especially on the TD pass to a wide-open Friend. Taking a lead into the fourth and letting it slip away wont be easy for FIU to shake off.UP NEXTIndiana: Host Ball State, Sept. 10. This might not be the easiest home debut for the Hoosiers, either. Indiana has lost the last three games in that series, with two of those defeats coming in Bloomington.FIU: Host Maryland, Sept. 9. Another Big Ten opponent comes in to face the Panthers. FIU is 0-4 all-time against the Terrapins, losing those games by a combined 127-61 score. ' ' '
