Player Watch Tom Mitchell (Delisted 2025)

[manicpie]

Is he retiring or not. I don't know whether to fall for it or not

 

[Mollythedolly]

Is he retiring or not. I don't know whether to fall for it or not

Yes.

 

[Pie eyed]

Dennis Banks wins the award.

Milane straight in there with the shits because he didn't knock him out. LOL.

 

[sr36]

Dennis Banks wins the award.

Soft report. He was playing the ball.

 

[Horaceg]

Soft report. He was playing the ball.

I thought Rhys put a bit of Mayo on that myself

 

[Finnishpie]

Soft report. He was playing the ball.

Wish more players would play the ball against Carlton!

 

[sideswipe]

In a post-GF interview (it may have been ball magnets) Mitchell talked about being a ‘pr*ck’ (his words) to Neale that day.

Whatever he did, it worked.

Jock McHale Jr once spoke in similar terms about what Hooker Harrison did to Barassi in 1958 after receiving certain instructions.

“He just told him things like “your mother wears army boots and other such guff”.

Now if that was the comment it might have riled Barassi, given his father, but am pretty sure the physical mugging that HH dealt out made a bit more of an effect.


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[Do_Beta_Rapport]

We need this bloke if we go deep in September. His job on Neale in the flag was instrumental along with his toughness in the contest. Does all the things that no one notices except his team mates and coaches

Yep.

We don’t need a full season out of him.

Just need him to be fit and healthy for end of the year and finals.

He might only have 15 games or so left in him, let’s try and get them when they matter.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Yep.

We don’t need a full season out of him.

Just need him to be fit and healthy for end of the year and finals.

He might only have 15 games or so left in him, let’s try and get them when they matter.

We might need him to help get us to the finals though.

 

[BillyElliott]

 

[Copeland]

i am SO beyond ready to welcome tom mitchell back into the team next season

body and strength looking immaculate. will be like a new recruit!
https://fb.watch/xuA3v0L_jO/

 

[Mollythedolly]

i am SO beyond ready to welcome tom mitchell back into the team next season

body and strength looking immaculate. will be like a new recruit!
https://fb.watch/xuA3v0L_jO/

You mean ‘25 obviously.

 

[BillyElliott]

 

[901023]

This season will be telling... have a feeling his genetics are catching up to him, like his dad's career began to wane.

Some bodies lose their ability to endure AFL intensity quite abruptly and feel that Mitchell may be one, especially given his in and under type style of play, which exacerbates the punishment AFL footy applies on the body.

I hope I am proven wrong though.... I would love to see him, Pendlebury and Steel defy the odds.

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

This season will be telling... have a feeling his genetics are catching up to him, like his dad's career began to wane.

Some bodies lose their ability to endure AFL intensity quite abruptly and feel that Mitchell may be one, especially given his in and under type style of play, which exacerbates the punishment AFL footy applies on the body.

I hope I am proven wrong though.... I would love to see him, Pendlebury and Steel defy the odds.

Hopefully it's just a down patch and he come back strong. He deserves 100 games in black and white.

 

[Jen2310]

Hopefully it's just a down patch and he come back strong. He deserves 100 games in black and white.

Thats not happening. He's not playing another 3-4 full years without injury. I'll be happy if he can play half of the year. Go out with another flag hopefully. Doesn't seem to be someone that will play til he is 36-37

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Thats not happening. He's not playing another 3-4 full years without injury. I'll be happy if he can play half of the year. Go out with another flag hopefully. Doesn't seem to be someone that will play til he is 36-37

You are correct.
I'm just a little sad. I would like to see 3 generations of Mitchell's playing for the Pies.

 

[Jen2310]

You are correct.
I'm just a little sad. I would like to see 3 generations of Mitchell's playing for the Pies.

Just trade his son in lol Just like we did with mitchell. Easy hah
Obviously his future kids are only eligible for hawks

 

[Pistol Night]

This season will be telling... have a feeling his genetics are catching up to him, like his dad's career began to wane.

Some bodies lose their ability to endure AFL intensity quite abruptly and feel that Mitchell may be one, especially given his in and under type style of play, which exacerbates the punishment AFL footy applies on the body.

I hope I am proven wrong though.... I would love to see him, Pendlebury and Steel defy the odds.

Pendles has defied the odds for years. He’s no longer an elite, high possession midfielder but his presence on field goes beyond that now. Do a little research on the media post 2023 GF. He’s an onfield coach and is still vital to our hopes this year

 

[sr36]

Pendles has defied the odds for years. He’s no longer an elite, high possession midfielder but his presence on field goes beyond that now. Do a little research on the media post 2023 GF. He’s an onfield coach and is still vital to our hopes this year

He's still a class act who is going to regularly release his teammates into space and will be defensively solid around stoppage - how that weighs up with his lack of pace and thus defensive running is the only real issue.

 

[Pistol Night]

He's still a class act who is going to regularly release his teammates into space and will be defensively solid around stoppage - how that weighs up with his lack of pace and thus defensive running is the only real issue.

Hes never had pace. If he gained pace all of a sudden he'd probably start getting tackled. Hell be wily enough to position up without getting caught toó often. Leave the defensive grunt to these young 30yo whipper snappers. Surely he can apply for the aged pension soon to give some cap relief?

 

[sr36]

Hes never had pace. If he gained pace all of a sudden he'd probably start getting tackled. Hell be wily enough to position up without getting caught toó often. Leave the defensive grunt to these young 30yo whipper snappers. Surely he can apply for the aged pension soon to give some cap relief?

There's a tipping point of how many you can carry with a lack of pace and the point is shifting to less players as teams get better at opening the opposition up in transition. Not sure that we can get away with playing all of Mitchell, Pendles, Sidey, and Lipinski through the middle of the ground. They'll be really good offensively and position well defensively - but when the ball switches directions quickly, we could be in trouble.

 

[Pistol Night]

There's a tipping point of how many you can carry with a lack of pace and the point is shifting to less players as teams get better at opening the opposition up in transition.

We can be hurt on a turnover big time hey. The backs are sitting ducks if the mids aren't forcing shallow entries

 

[sr36]

We can be hurt on a turnover big time hey. The backs are sitting ducks if the mids aren't forcing shallow entries

I think if we have Mitchell, Pendles, Sidey and Lipinski all through the middle of the ground at once, we'll be dangerous offensively, and they'll position beautifully to lock it forward - but if the ball gets out, we'll be really easy to open up and the defenders will be stuffed.

That's my only concern about our team, assuming we have a good run with injury. It's a superb list.

 

[Pistol Night]

I think if we have Mitchell, Pendles, Sidey and Lipinski all through the middle of the ground at once, we'll be dangerous offensively, and they'll position beautifully to lock it forward - but if the ball gets out, we'll be really easy to open up and the defenders will be stuffed.

That's my only concern about our team, assuming we have a good run with injury. It's a superb list.

The backline were amazing under heavy entries in 2023. Repelling time and time again. The Reef/Dean/Frampton position will be vital. IQ and Bruzzy back fit and the skipper with a clear role and well be right there again with injury luck