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

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Who was it here that posted the bracing technique for ACL tears? Found the whole thing very interesting. Might be worth seeing if Newmo89 could pass it on to someone at the HFC as an option.

Would be interesting to read

 

[hawkmang]

 

[HedgeFund]

Horrible news.

Feel so much for the big guy.

Only positive I can think right now is he shouldn't miss all of 2025 as a successful surgery and rehab would have him able to play the last 2 months of that season.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Positive is he’s still only 25 and as Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

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27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

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D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

and Jessie Hogan have shown key forwards can make successful comebacks from serious injuries in their late 20s.

Have to make sure he is 100% cherry ripe before he plays again though, I don’t want to see him come in underdone as he was start of the year.

 

[Stranglers]

Horrible news for Mitch. At least he hopefully gets himself cherry ripe for a tilt at finals next year. Good chance for Dear and Scaife to get in decent blocks of games.

 

[cryptor]

Heartbreakingly unfair for him but all he can do now from a footy career perspective is get the surgery and get to work on the rehab process. Not going to be easy but I'll back him to get back for finals next year.

 

[Mrzohs]

One of the most unlucky blokes in the game.

farout terrible unlucky incident. Shatterd for him after the time off. Time to build those legs up come back stronger.

when one door shuts another opens..

 

[Hawkers88]

Worst bit of news to start the week, feel for Mitch... Such an important part of our plans but has never had a decent run at it

 

[SammyC]

Thats f'd. I guess its opportunity for Calsher, Ramsden and Scaife. And maybe a good enough reason to keep gunston around another year.

Can someone confirm its the same knee with the sprain/ partial ACL tear?

 

[MC_9]

Absolutely devastating news. Just cannot get a clean run.

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[jiphoc]

Rotten luck with injuries. Could have been anything with a good run. A bit of Tim Boyle about the situation.

As sad as it is to say Hawks now have to plan for him to be a bonus when planning for the now and future.

Wish him all the best with his rehab.

 

[Millsie69]

Far out, just awful for Mitch.

Take the Sic approach and rule him out next year too to get his knee 100% right for 2026 preseason.

 

[mitchell lewis rises]

So sad but he will be back bigger and better than ever

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Far out, just awful for Mitch.

Take the Sic approach and rule him out next year too to get his knee 100% right for 2026 preseason.

Little bit different

 

[The A Team Van]

It's really cool how the umpires didn't deem Mitch getting knocked out by a stray elbow in a marking contest, causing him to land awkwardly and tear his ACL, worthy of a free kick. Really excellent, I'm over the moon.

 

[Bardo State]

This is devastating. With all the work he's put in, he should be competing for Colemans and getting a fat payday locked in. But it all keeps getting pushed back by cruel bad luck.

Maybe he could do a similar tactical apprenticeship in the coaches box like Sic did so he's ready to inherit the forwardline when he returns?

 

[Gaston]

Fudge!

Poor bugger, next year the tag team of he and Chol was supposed to challenge for supremacy.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Lewis ruled out for remainder of season

Hawthorn forward Mitch Lewis has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024 season after injuring his ACL.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Sucks but hopefully after this the band aid is off fully and he can get over the partial tear stuff.

Strange choice of words in this article.

No mention of a rupture.
No mention of a reconstruction.
No mention of a year out of the game.

Just 'injured ACL', 'remainder of the season' and 'rehab process'.

What is the actual extent of the injury?
If it's a full rupture and reconstruction why have they gone to obvious lengths to avoid mentioning it?

 

[seysearles]

FMA. This guy can’t stay on the park. Who does his ACL like that??? Just to be clear is this a full tear (ie a year on the sidelines) or is it a lesser version?

 

[earthworms]

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Bloddy devastating news.. can’t catch a break

 

[HawksILove]

Poor Lewis

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[Adelaide Hawk]

So sad but he will be back bigger and better than ever

What makes you think that?

 

[Bremner20]

If anything he needs to drop a few from the upper to lower

Hs running gait looks very awkward and heavy footed ,like a baby giraffe always going to be injury prone .

 

[lyger]

Positive is he’s still only 25 and as Charlie Curnow and Jessie Hogan have shown key forwards can make successful comebacks from serious injuries in their late 20s.

Have to make sure he is 100% cherry ripe before he plays again though, I don’t want to see him come in underdone as he was start of the year.

Agreed Mitch is young enough to make a successful comeback and still achieve a lot.

Need to make sure he is 100% before he plays again. Give him until 2026 if there is slightest of concerns.