Should Hawthorn consider moving on Brownlow Medallist Tom Mitchell?
Mitchell has had no troubles finding the football this year, picking up 44 disposals against Carlton on the weekend and averaging 35 across the season.
He remains contracted until the end of 2023, but Matthew Lloyd believes a move could be a “win-win”.
“We’re watching his stats at the moment and it’s a lot of handball. I just think you wonder what Tom wants,” Lloyd told Footy Classified.
“Does Tom want to be at a side that can potentially win a premiership? He left Sydney thinking, ‘Hawthorn, I’m a chance to win a premiership’, and now he’s thinking it’s a long road back.
“It could be a win-win for both. I’d love to see him watch Clayton Oliver and I know I’m a Brownlow Medallist, but how can I evolve to take my game to the next level. It is kicking more and kicking a few more goals.
“He’s better than a complementary piece, but he’s not a Bontempelli, Petracca type that you build your team around.”
Kane Cornes named Carlton as a team that could benefit from another bona fide midfielder alongside Patrick Cripps and Sam Walsh.
“I think if you put him into a midfield like Carlton to support Cripps and Walsh, that’d be ideal,” Cornes said.
“If there’s a market for Brad Crouch, Tom Mitchell’s a better player than Brad Crouch. It’s a first-round draft pick, I don’t know where that sits.”
Mitchell and the Hawks travel to Darwin to take on Gold Coast on Saturday night.
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