Past players - what are they up to?

[bandwagon]

Actually Tom Mitchell has played finals with the Hawks, he just hasn't won one.

[ugg]

Why the antipathy for Mitchell. He left basically because he wasn’t getting time as a mid.

[Bloods05]

Why the antipathy for Mitchell. He left basically because he wasn’t getting time as a mid.

(a) because he said he was staying
(b) because he was getting plenty of midfield time
(c) because as a son of a past champion we expected more loyalty and commitment to the club

[Blood Fever]

(a) because he said he was staying
(b) because he was getting plenty of midfield time
(c) because as a son of a past champion we expected more loyalty and commitment to the club

We also paid him well overs in his first few years at the club compared to the norm. If he leaves Hawks, he will join his dad as a 3 club player.

[Kafka's Ghost]

Why the antipathy for Mitchell. He left basically because he wasn’t getting time as a mid.

Actually he played all 2015 and 2016 in the midfield. Played really well against Carlton in 2015, until injuring his ankle, and was one of our best in the 2016 GF.


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[i'm-uninformed2]

Let’s be clear. Mitchell left because he was lowballed because we prioritised Heeney and Mills, particularly after North threw $1m a year at Heeney. My understanding Mitchell was offered $350-400,000, while Heeney got an average of around $750K and Mills around $600K. We prioritised the local kids. I don’t blame him, but right now, it looks like the right decision by us.

[ugg]

Actually he played all 2015 and 2016 in the midfield. Played really well against Carlton in 2015, until injuring his ankle, and was one of our best in the 2016 GF.


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Okay my memory might be failing me but my recollection was he was a half forward first who would get rotated into the midfield once the first choice of Kennedy Hannebery Parker and Jack were taking rests.

[0918330512]

Let’s be clear. Mitchell left because he was lowballed because we prioritised Heeney and Mills, particularly after North threw $1m a year at Heeney. My understanding Mitchell was offered $350-400,000, while Heeney got an average of around $750K and Mills around $600K. We prioritised the local kids. I don’t blame him, but right now, it looks like the right decision by us.

When we first signed Mitchell as a F/S didn’t we pay above the standard contract to ensure that we secured him?

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(a) because he said he was staying
(b) because he was getting plenty of midfield time
(c) because as a son of a past champion we expected more loyalty and commitment to the club

a) I’m not sure what he was supposed to say “no I want out”
b) he was behind a bunch of other mids. Even when he was racking up big NEAFL numbers he struggled to get a game at times
c) that past champion jumped ship to Collingwood when we needed him

[goswannies]

Actually Tom Mitchell has played finals with the Hawks, he just hasn't won one.

Players often say they’d happily give up a Brownlow for a premiership medal. Do you think Mitchell would give up his Brownlow for a finals win (not a premiership, just a finals win)?

[Industrial Fan]

Players often say they’d happily give up a Brownlow for a premiership medal. Do you think Mitchell would give up his Brownlow for a finals win (not a premiership, just a finals win)?

I don’t get that sense of Mitchell, no.

Maybe unfair on him, but I think he’d keep it the way it is.

[Jimitron5000]

Jordan Dawson is in the second week of his holiday.

[MattW]

Let’s be clear. Mitchell left because he was lowballed because we prioritised Heeney and Mills, particularly after North threw $1m a year at Heeney. My understanding Mitchell was offered $350-400,000, while Heeney got an average of around $750K and Mills around $600K. We prioritised the local kids. I don’t blame him, but right now, it looks like the right decision by us.

Exactly.