Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn: Mitchell Lewis. Extended to 2026!

[Hodgey 15]

He’s going somewhere else at the end of 2024 the way he’s playing. Never seen a player so disinterested, bloody shame he’s a leader in a young group.

Rubbish. Absolute rubbish.

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[Dewyyyyy]

Wonder if the hip issue he had near the end of preseason has lead to this current hammy issue.

Wouldn’t be surprised, it would be my guess. Which would also affect his back, but injury to hips, especially tightness and weakness in them. Is going to lead to overcompensation of his hamstrings and quads in particular.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Mitch was a late developer , it took him a long time to lose the puppy fat! In fact, still had some when we drafted him. But, I agree with posters who are questioning his output so far this year. He's been very average and we already know how good he can be. He's no slouch. Maybe a week or two off could do him a world of good

 

[Dewnior]

He has been injured since Rd.1 and has been pushing through

Why? If he's injured he should be given a spell to get his body right. He's not contributing much forward at the moment and absolutely zero going the other way. If we were contending for a flag then I may have a different opinion but we're not and we have a couple of raw tall forwards who we could get games into.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Did you watch Mitchell’s comments post game on why he came off? Watch that and then tell me how durable he thinks he is, let alone invested. I know what’s poor and it’s not the post.

6 day break

Poor Post

 

[Jason Dunstall]

*second.

First is rolling your ankle.

I thought small hands was first?
There you go, you do learn new shit every day

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[fairdinks]

Lewis will bounce back. However, regardless of injury, he took the field in the first 3 games and has played like a player taken at the very end of the draft and lucky to be out there, let alone with a long contract.

Emotions aside, this is hard to argue on present (2024) exposed form.

Lewis was the monster KPF we need so lets hope his slump is entirely related to injury and a good spell then back to full fitness will see him regain his mojo. We are in a world of hurt if he can't.

 

[thehardway]

Sounds like we took a risk with him carrying an injury and it didn't work. Breust also which also didn't work out. With Mitch you can understand as we are so light on for KPFs. Didn't help his cause that our midfield was smashed in those 3 games. Let's just get him right as he so important to our future success.

 

[bindas12]

One of the least durable players on our list. 25 and yet to play a full season.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Wonder if he does all he can to maintain peak conditioning or his body is just one of those bodies that breaks down

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Our rebuild being a success relies so heavily on Lewis getting his body right and playing consistent football.

 

[Gut Runner]

Our rebuild being a success relies so heavily on Lewis getting his body right and playing consistent football.

Need to look elsewhere just in case.

 

[TylerDurden]

Give him another 3 weeks. Absolutely no point playing this bloke unless at 100% fitness.

 

[kirbatron]

Why? If he's injured he should be given a spell to get his body right. He's not contributing much forward at the moment and absolutely zero going the other way. If we were contending for a flag then I may have a different opinion but we're not and we have a couple of raw tall forwards who we could get games into.

most afl players push through & play w niggles. we want to win games.

 

[kirbatron]

Give him another 3 weeks. Absolutely no point playing this bloke unless at 100% fitness.

to my point above. some blokes you can't tell but with Mitch you know when he's not fit.

 

[Topiary]

Give him another 3 weeks. Absolutely no point playing this bloke unless at 100% fitness.

Lets take his body preparedness out of the equation.

 

[Dewnior]

most afl players push through & play w niggles. we want to win games.

That's not the primary goal this season

 

[kirbatron]

Lets take his body preparedness out of the equation.

good or bad?

 

[kirbatron]

That's not the primary goal this season

primary goal isn't to win games?

these are very driven ppl wanting to play & win.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Reminds me of majak daw

28

Majak Daw

Age

33

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

D/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.7

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.0

4star

.
All the attributes to be a superstar, and always gets injured when he's starting to do stuff to make him look like a footballer

 

[Themanbun]

Would love him at North.

 

[bindas12]

Wonder if he does all he can to maintain peak conditioning or his body is just one of those bodies that breaks down

very good question. Too many times injuries are just put down to bad luck. there's something to be said about the players that play 300+ games and the way they condition their body week to week.

 

[Iceman!]

Reminds me of majak daw.
All the attributes to be a superstar, and always gets injured when he's starting to do stuff to make him look like a footballer

Majak? Lewis is half the athlete he was and 10x the footballer and even that might still be underselling Lewis.

 

[Iceman!]

Our rebuild being a success relies so heavily on Lewis getting his body right and playing consistent football.

Hopefully he is one of those guys who has plenty of niggles early in his career and learns how to manage his body as he matures and becomes more durable. Never more than 15 games this far in is certainly starting to be a slight concern for someone so important to our future.

 

[The Chad and I]

Would love him at North.

You can have him for a top 10 pick.