Yep, don't think it can be understated how massive a call this was. Mitchell 'fresh' off a half game last week but clearly causing us dramas with speed through the midfield in the wet.
Could've undoubtedly taken the easy path of subbing a quiet Bobby Hill or breaking our forward structure to pull Cox out of the game. Went big though and subbed one of our prime movers because he wasn't suited. Loved the call and it paid dividends.
I like Mitchell, but he is extremely limited. People pot Adams' for his disposal, but his problem is he tends to bite off more than he can chew - Mitchell on the other hand genuinely can't kick over a jam tin and his kicking limitations have a bad habit of stimming our fast forward plays (he stops and props whenever he marks the ball because he doesn't have the ability to hit at target at pace).
We've gotten good value from him this year and I hope that continues until the end of finals, but I can really see him falling off a cliff within the next year or so and being fully pushed out. Another yard of pace or a bit less depth in his kicking and he's going to really struggle to have an impact.
I think 5 of those 8 wins have been by under a goal as well.
