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

[Pessimistic]

My comparison to gunston is that gunston went OK at that age. In 2012 he became our most reliable (tall) forward

 

[Slysh]

Shoulder reco set to delay pre-season for rising Hawks forward

Mitch Lewis is expected to miss around four months after his operation next week

www.afl.com.au

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Not a huge problem. Would rather it sorted now than later.

 

[MrPremiership]

Not ideal, but sort of the best time to ever get it done.

Will always have time to bulk up.

 

[The Chad and I]

Not ideal, but sort of the best time to ever get it done.

Will always have time to bulk up.

No ideal?
Shoulder reconstruction is a ******* disaster for a KP forward!

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Hopefully it doesn't totally derail his pre season, hopefully it doesn't make him lose what is quality marking ability he has at the moment.

 

[Hawkthorn33]

Guys, he has had the same procedure done back in 2017.

So yes it’s not ideal but we have seen by the way he has played this year and kicking a bunch of goals last year in the VFL that Mitch is more then capable to bounce back better then ever.

Just relax and have faith in club that they know what they’re doing.

 

[KOLOKOTRONIS]

Loads of faith in the club to get him right, however a shoulder reconstruction is extremely serious. Especially a second one so early on.

HODGEYROAD makes sense. Fingers crossed on this, it could be a massive long term blow. Not so much Lewis returning, but the risk of future tweaks.

KOLOKOTRONIS


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[bris tarangau]

Loads of faith in the club to get him right, however a shoulder reconstruction is extremely serious. Especially a second one so early on.

HODGEYROAD makes sense. Fingers crossed on this, it could be a massive long term blow. Not so much Lewis returning, but the risk of future tweaks.

KOLOKOTRONIS


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Thanks for that bit of insight.

It will be up to O'Brien to kick all the goals next season

 

[Carl Spackler]

Well, we don’t know the degree of damage in the shoulder and which tissues. It could be seriously torn up in there or it could be borderline and the club wants a cleanup rather than battling the complaint all year and then a bigger surgery in 12 months time.

Unless that’s been stated somewhere and I haven’t seen it? Otherwise I’m happy to assume he’ll be full steam ahead next year.

 

[Flukey!]

Thanks for that bit of insight.

It will be up to O'Brien to kick all the goals next season

And Patton too if he can stay on the park.

 

[cryptor]

No point worrying about what we can’t control. He’s in good hands and should be ready to go in the new year.

 

[KermitJagger]

No ideal?
Shoulder reconstruction is a ******* disaster for a KP forward!

Once upon a time maybe. They're a lot better managed now than they were previously.

Ultimately his shoulder was strapped for most of the year leading up to the injury actually happening so there was an inherent weakness in the joint that was going to crop up at some point or another. It's fortunate for him and us that it happened where it can be sorted over an off-season.

 

[Gralin]

No ideal?
Shoulder reconstruction is a ******* disaster for a KP forward!

Boyd said he was having his shoulder tightened up in the BUPA.

Depending on what they are doing it can be a pretty minor procedure, shoulder reco is a bit of catch all name

 

[m0zza]

It's his other shoulder not the one done in 2017

 

[MrPremiership]

No ideal?
Shoulder reconstruction is a ******* disaster for a KP forward!

calm the farm. Not a disaster, and its not his first

 

[Tassie Cryptik]

Hands up if you've had one?
But not too high of course, because at my age after shoulder work the other complications set in and i can barely get my arm above my head.
It isnt a good thing.

 

[KermitJagger]

Hands up if you've had one?
But not too high of course, because at my age after shoulder work the other complications set in and i can barely get my arm above my head.
It isnt a good thing.

When did you have one?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

When did you have one?

and was the surgeon one of the best in the business?

 

[KermitJagger]

and was the surgeon one of the best in the business?

And did you have a team of highly qualified people with ample resources working with you to rehab?

 

[streetspirit]

 

[beta_condition]

And did you have a team of highly qualified people with ample resources working with you to rehab?

What type of ligament damage?

 

[Carl Spackler]

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Idiots. They stuck a whole 'nother person on his shoulder. That can't be within the rules.

 

[Luv_our_club]

Hands up if you've had one?
But not too high of course, because at my age after shoulder work the other complications set in and i can barely get my arm above my head.
It isnt a good thing.

Sorry to hear that.

Shoulder recos have produced some bad results over my time watching footy. Some players never seem to recover and struggle getting their hands above their head, but they are more chronic cases like Carey and Nick Holland. Naturally you are going to quickly remember the bad outcomes more than the many that have had them without any problems and go under the radar. I also think they must have improved a lot over the last 10 years, like most surgeries. I think we can be optimistic and the bigger concern being if it becomes a recurring injury.

 

[Hodginator]

How long would this surgery keep him out of action for? Hopefully doesn’t miss too much of the pre-season.