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Lol. Barrett's head would explode trying to work out the net value of that deal.I'd trade them Jake Carlisle back
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Lol. Barrett's head would explode trying to work out the net value of that deal.I'd trade them Jake Carlisle back
How many of Mitchell's disposals from those 40 possessions will be clangers, that's the issue for me.
A kicking efficiency of 55% doesn't say much. It would be interesting to know his metres gained as well. He doesn't come across as a run and carry player to me. Not sure he can play another position either.About 10%, ie 4.
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At his best he's more than just an accumulator though.
He racked up heaps of ball AND did damage with it in his brownlow year (and to a lesser extent in 2021).
He hasn't played much fulltime mid this year (stuff all centre bounces), so his stats for 2022 are a bit misleading.
Last year's stats are a better indicator of where he's at since coming back from his post brownlow broken leg. (Because he played fulltime mid)
Getting the 2021 or better version of him would be worth trading him in for- but only if he came cheap in a firesale type situation in term of picks.
The hawks tried selling him off for top dollar 12 months ago and had zero interest.
They need to meet the market and accept a 2nd/3rd rounder type deal if they really want him gone.
A kicking efficiency of 55% doesn't say much. It would be interesting to know his metres gained as well. He doesn't come across as a run and carry player to me. Not sure he can play another position either.
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Yeah, I don’t mind a play for Mitchell at all.Those inside ball winners are back in vogue now though. You can train them to take the dish off option rather than one two stats padders too. The Hawks have Newcombe, Worpol and Ned Long who can win their own ball but are going to be there when they challenge again.
Mitchell finished last year's Brownlow in 7th place. To suggest that he won't make us better in the short term is probably a bit rich, it's more just very temporary than a long term structural thing. Like Paddy Ryder we can use him but it's a patch job.
We really struggled when Steele and Gresham went down. To me it means reshuffling players around but realistically putting more meat in the pan is going to help us play finals so I think we'll go hard at anything that can move us forward next year.
clearly we are under-rating the combo of long and hillNorth’s #1 pick on the table.
Do we try?
Reckon they would want 2 early firsts or equivalentNorth’s #1 pick on the table.
Do we try?
chuck in JBclearly we are under-rating the combo of long and hill
His efficiency has been particularly bad this year as he has been forced out of the midfield and has been a fish out of water playing fwd etc.
Last year and in his brownlow year his kicking efficiency was at a far more respectable ~65%.
His meters gained this year has been 'average' 326m.
Last year as a fulltimr mid he was 'above average' 388m and in his brownlow year 'elite' 446m.
He really was the total package before he broke his leg- heaps of ball AND damaging with it.
He showed last year that his brownlow form is probably past him... but he's still capable of being a decent mid who can do a bit of damage with the ball.
North’s #1 pick on the table.
Do we try?
I knew I could count on the stay at home dad to come through with the well researched response.Nah, basically Ashcroft is gone and picks 2 to 6 are pretty even. Then after that another 5 or so aren't heaps behind them. It's the kind of year one team could rate a player at 2 and another at 12. Guys like Sheezel and Humphrey look good but not so good that I'm stumping up overs for them.
But what if it’s Mitchell without De Goey, or vice versa?Yeah, I don’t mind a play for Mitchell at all.
Adding him and De Goey gives our midfield a nice balance that could compete and beat any other midfield out there (it’s been a long time since we could say that as a Saints supporter).
Pure inside mid/extractors: Tom Mitchell, Brad Crouch, Jack Bytel
Inside/out mids: Jack Steele, Marcus Windhager, Mitch Owens, De Goey/Gresh
Windhager and Owens are the game changers for us. With a bit of (long overdue) luck, we’ve landed 2 dynamic young mids with potentially very high ceilings that, injuries permitting, are likely to explode in the coming years and push us up the ladder.
You could start a combination of the above midfield and confidently expect to win the battle most weeks in the AFL.
We need to be aggressive in continuing to improve that area of the ground and Windy and Owens have given us a solid platform to be aggressive and pursue a bloke like Mitchell.
I knew I could count on the stay at home dad to come through with the well researched response.
Cheers little fella x
I knew I could count on the stay at home dad to come through with the well researched response.
Cheers little fella x

I'm not sure why we would even want to be talking to him unless Brad Crouch has asked for a trade?He is one we are keen on talking too.
Way to early to call it anything other than that.
Hawthorns price tag will also have a big say in it.
Seems like 2-4 is pretty even,Nah, basically Ashcroft is gone and picks 2 to 6 are pretty even. Then after that another 5 or so aren't heaps behind them. It's the kind of year one team could rate a player at 2 and another at 12. Guys like Sheezel and Humphrey look good but not so good that I'm stumping up overs for them.
So Hawks are happy to let Mitchell go and back Newcombe, Worpel and LongThose inside ball winners are back in vogue now though. You can train them to take the dish off option rather than one two stats padders too. The Hawks have Newcombe, Worpol and Ned Long who can win their own ball but are going to be there when they challenge again.
Mitchell finished last year's Brownlow in 7th place. To suggest that he won't make us better in the short term is probably a bit rich, it's more just very temporary than a long term structural thing. Like Paddy Ryder we can use him but it's a patch job.
We really struggled when Steele and Gresham went down. To me it means reshuffling players around but realistically putting more meat in the pan is going to help us play finals so I think we'll go hard at anything that can move us forward next year.