Recommitted Tom Mitchell [contracted and staying at Hawthorn]

[Dewyyyyy]

Tom was out the door up until recently due to not being a big Clarkson fan, but what might still have him elsewhere in 2022 is what Mitchell wants to do with the list, and whether we go in another direction with the midfield.

Not being a Clarko fan but asked for a trade to Hawthorn with Clarko as coach?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Not being a Clarko fan but asked for a trade to Hawthorn with Clarko as coach?

Relationships sour.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Relationships sour.

Where are you getting this from?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Where are you getting this from?

Someone very close to Tom.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Someone very close to Tom.

Okay Caro.

 

[chopflop]

Okay Caro.

 

[Briar Gold]

Okay Caro.

Lol. Caro ended up being right about Clarkson as she gets good mail

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Lol. Caro ended up being right about Clarkson as she gets good mail

All of her reasons like them having tension etc were wrong, only thing correct was that he wouldn't coach.

 

[theiaofseed]

Not being a Clarko fan but asked for a trade to Hawthorn with Clarko as coach?

It's like he didn't know Clarkson at the time

 

[Dewyyyyy]

It's like he didn't know Clarkson at the time

There's no sign and never has been a sign of his displeasure at Clarko.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

There's no sign and never has been a sign of his displeasure at Clarko.

Tom being open to a trade was all over the media early in the year, and I know for a fact that it had legs.

 

[Holy Rioli]

Tom being open to a trade was all over the media early in the year, and I know for a fact that it had legs.

From what I have heard about it, it's money driven. We front loaded his contract (whilst he was injured), and he's simply looking for opportunities to either use other clubs so we bump up his last couple of years (even though we've paid well ahead already), or will request a trade to a club that will pay more.

 

[Caj]

Yep, all of that.

I think they would fly straight back into the top 2 and possibly win the flag if they were to add Tom.
He's a prolific ball winner all over the ground, and if he's giving it to their better ball users like Martin, Bolton, Lambert and Short, Richmond would be damn near unstoppable.

Tom likes $$$$

Do Richmond have the cap space to pay him?

 

[Bollox]

Honoring the contract you signed, and your handshake is your word.
Those silly things which you define you as a man.
Its just sooooooo old fashioned. Right Tom ??

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Tom being open to a trade was all over the media early in the year, and I know for a fact that it had legs.

Sure...

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Tom likes $$$$

Do Richmond have the cap space to pay him?

Maybe, but we would be able to pay some of his contract in order to get a better pick in return.

 

[chopflop]

Maybe, but we would be able to pay some of his contract in order to get a better pick in return.

They might be after the GCS late first rounder for CCJ and some other swaps. That will load them with 3x firsts if they got it done.
Would be happy to pay some salary for two of their first

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

This bloke just jumps at the next highest bidder, was ridiculously overpaid (~500k) just to get his signature then leaves in the end for more money.

 

[Prochard123]

This bloke just jumps at the next highest bidder, was ridiculously overpaid (~500k) just to get his signature then leaves in the end for more money.

Hilarious, you guys weren't even playing him in the 1sts lol why would he not leave.

You sound salty that he won a brownlow medal soon after he left you guys.

 

[Scotland]

Hilarious, you guys weren't even playing him in the 1sts lol why would he not leave.

You sound salty that he won a brownlow medal soon after he left you guys.

Why do people peddle this?

Mitchell played every game in 2016 (was one of the Swans best in the GF) and 19 games in 2015 after missing the first 4. He was well and truly best 22.

He left because Sydney had Kennedy (28), Hannebery (25) and Parker (24) and didn't want to prioritise him over those guys. Hawthorn had Sam Mitchell (34), Lewis (30), Hodge (32) and Brad Sewell had already retired. It was an ideal landing spot to be a #1/#2 mid and a pretty fair trade in terms of Hawthorn having a first round pick around his value. It was very similar to Josh Kennedy moving to Sydney in the first place, but he was less established at that time.

If Sydney had a crystal ball they would've got rid of Dan Hannebery and kept Mitchell but in 2016 no one would have suggested that because he was a 25 year B2B AA with no injury history. They also could've not gone after Kurt Tippett at the end of 2012 but Mitchell hadn't even debuted at that stage.

 

[The 747]

Maybe, but we would be able to pay some of his contract in order to get a better pick in return.

Given where the Hawks cap is at might as well pay heaps of his salary to push up the pick.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Given where the Hawks cap is at might as well pay heaps of his salary to push up the pick.

Yes. I can see us doing that.

 

[Iceman!]

This bloke just jumps at the next highest bidder, was ridiculously overpaid (~500k) just to get his signature then leaves in the end for more money.

The Sydney offer to him was not even serious, coming off his 2016 he deserved to get paid more than the Swans offered him.

He also lived up to the contract once he moved as well.

 

[HairyO]

This bloke just jumps at the next highest bidder, was ridiculously overpaid (~500k) just to get his signature then leaves in the end for more money.

Horse told him to take a pay cut. That is why he left the Swans.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Horse told him to take a pay cut. That is why he left the Swans.

Not surprising he was on ~500k as a 18yr old we had to outbid GWS just for his signature.

This Before he even made his debut.