Delisted #46: Mitchell Hibberd - Not offered a contract for 2021

[eth-dog]

Should have been given an opportunity to play the David Myers role. Provide blocks and protection for guys like Shiel, McGrath and Merrett. The type of stuff that basically no other midfielder at Essendon does.

Instead we played him in every other role. Classic Essington.

FTFY

 

[calyam]

FTFY

Feels like these days no distinction is needed

 

[citizen-erased]

Feels like these days no distinction is needed

the ghost of Essington can't haunt us anymore.
It's spirit, is the spirit of the club now.

Can we stop recruiting wingers to play inside midfield now....please.

 

[Yoda_]

Imagine being delisted on the back of your failed performances in a role you were given despite not being allowed to perform a role that earnt you another shot at the highest level.


Sorry Mitch, thanks for your efforts

 

[ant555]

His last game showed his issues. He may not have lined up at a center bounce but he was in plenty of the action around the ground and he was off the pace. Good VFL player. Just short of AFL. Good on him. He had a crack and a second go.

 

[Cold Sober]

His last game showed his issues. He may not have lined up at a center bounce but he was in plenty of the action around the ground and he was off the pace. Good VFL player. Just short of AFL. Good on him. He had a crack and a second go.

Three quarters of our team falls into that category.

 

[fairbump_playon]

His last game showed his issues. He may not have lined up at a center bounce but he was in plenty of the action around the ground and he was off the pace. Good VFL player. Just short of AFL. Good on him. He had a crack and a second go.

I agree with this. While it's nice to play in your (new) natural role, he had played plenty as a half back previously... enough to jump in and show he can play at the level.

Everything we saw of Mitch near the ball this year was rushed, fumbles, not at the tempo.

If they were delisting saying "he didn't get 25 touches" there would be an issue. He's being delisted not having shown enough of the component skills required to be a dominant inside mid.

Yes, I believe they could have / should have given him more midfield time, but I'm not losing sleep.

 

[11kgm]

Gone to Willytown

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Who is he going to couple up with?

 

[owen87]

Who is he going to couple up with?

In a surprise Love Island twist, Mitch decides to couple up with Aaron.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

In a surprise Love Island twist, Mitch decides to couple up with Aaron.

I'm liking that he's staying loyal to Tina, he's a real clubman

 

[BrunoV]

Wow, common sense actually prevails for a change.

I checked this thread and it brought me to the first page.

Such a great bit of irony.

Common sense did absolutely prevail, for a few weeks until they refused to play Hibberd in the middle.