Sam Mitchell Hawthorn Highlights

[@jimmyriddle5246]

The selflessness, the underrated strength and power, the vision, the poise, the absolute unrivalled skill, geeeez, what a player

[@cweatherfella547]

Underrated as a player & absolutely Ruthless He wanted to win Was heavily tagged many times as well Whilst being an Absolute genius of a player

[@sammy_dog]

one of the best

[@ma3stro681]

I’m a Bloods supporter and always used to say as soon as Mitchell gets the ball in the middle, Hawthorn players just spread and there was going to be a shot on goal. Brilliant player and now a very good coach who has his young team humming …

[@shannonpincombe8485]

He could find a target from amywhere. Superb skills. To think...no other team wanted him. His season at Box Hill in 2001 was sublime. 11 games to win the Liston and went on to play a vital role for the Hawks over so many seasons. One of the greatest EVER in Brown and Gold. Legend!

[@Spotter_Loader]

Didn’t he poll 32/33 possible votes? Ridiculous

[@moistie]

Four flags, one as Captain, and a Brownlow. He's up there in the Pantheon of Hawthorn greats.

[@alansimmonds9030]

5 B&F's too.... 2nd only to Barney....He & Hodgey's finals records are right up there alongside of Matthews & knights.

[@skillsmachine9164]

Dodgy brownlow though. And tagged clean out of 2 grand finals.

[@moistie]

@@skillsmachine9164 Dodgy? Nothing dodgy about it when the guy who finished first took performance enhancing drugs. And Sam finished fourth all time in Brownlow votes so it wasn't a fluke. He stood up in 4 of the 5 Grand Finals he played in and the one he didn't Hawthorn won (2008) against the odds. The Freo Grand Final he was told to stand in Sandilands tap zones and play defensive while being tagged (he had 7 tackles), which congested Freo's game plan and stopped easy clearances. It worked, the Hawks won.

[@skillsmachine9164]

@moistie lol yeah hes a gun just trolling you. But im not convinced those peptides were illegal anyway they weren't even on the banned list. None of the other bombers players form seemed to explode. Bit of an empty brownlow I mean...same as players winning it when a suspended player like Chris Grant or Corey mckernan ends up with more votes than you.

[@moistie]

@@skillsmachine9164 Both AOD-9604 and thymosin were banned by WADA shortly after it was discovered Essendon were taking them. Just because they weren't listed at the time they were taking them doesn't make it legal or non-performance enhancing.

[@DoubleDummy]

I'd love to think some of the younger hawks see this, I know Sam will let him know how good he was but you don't really comprehend it until you see it. He was the most impressive VFL player I ever saw and one of the genuine all time great Hawks, probably underrated by many because we had so many great players. Would not have swapped him from any player in his era and so glad he is coaching us.

[@cweatherfella547]

So quick & powerful over the first 15 metres Finding gaps & breaking tackles

[@timmymorecroft8980]

Excellent work with the highlights. Actual footage of what made the player great, instead of a video consisting of 30 instances of the player kicking a goal.

[@richardbeal2451]

Must've been tough to keep Mitchell's highlights package down to only 19 minutes! Could've gone for hours! Another ripper, stemline. Thanks mate.

[@danielmaakasa1867]

This deserves over a million views. Great package mate

[@seanlynch1185]

Underrated - imo should have been viewed as clearly the 2nd best midfielder of his generation. He had Selwood, Dustin, Swan, Fyfe, and Judd all covered. (Judd was hot early then cooled, and Fyfe had injury and skill deficiencies). Mitchell just got better and better. Martin had a 4 year stretch when he was almost as good as L. Mathews - but 4 years aint long enough to be the best.

[@FlashMeterRed]

Looking like one of the best coaches going round now too, in both player management and recruitment. Not what I expected. Thank goodness we finally pushed Clarko out. Better late than never though, hey?

[@jemryan2921]

these highlights are outrageous

[@FlashMeterRed]

Love how it's almost alternating left or right hand/foot the whole way

[@Chris-ej7tp]

My favorite palayer of all time I think. Had to ability to almost make the game stand still around him to find time and space nobody knew was there

[@357HFC]

The quickest handballs ever. All Legal!

[@sammy_dog]

was there ever a better player who could deliver the ball to a team mate on both sides of the body as good and as accurate as Sam Mitchell I THINK NOT

[@jimmyriddle5246]

No

[@scoldedcat]

Yes. Another Hawk called Darren Jarman.

[@sammy_dog]

@scoldedcat as good as Jars was I would still put my money on Mitchell

[@eponymous7910]

Best Hawthorn player since Dunstall

[@inshallahi.]

YES THIS IS WHATBIVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

[@paddyh9488]

Best player!

[@superbuddyfranklin]

1:54

[@brandonchinga]

I still don't know if hes preferred is left or right 😅

[@cweatherfella547]

Yep so skilful either side But he was a left footer apparently You can't tell though

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Pick #36

[@357HFC]

Never realised how slow he was on his feet. :) :) :)

[@masitch7669]

Yet always had plenty of time and space

[@ma3stro681]

You must be kidding, surely?! So quick in the packs with beautiful lateral movement made him almost impossible to tackle …

[@357HFC]

How long did it take to realise he was a left footer? Some never knew. didn't matter.

[@puglife8686]

I think he is as a right footer

[@alansimmonds9030]

Meh- Good ordinary player; lol.

[@richardbeal2451]

No. He was a gun.

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@richardbeal2451 He was indeed.

[@richardbeal2451]

@@alansimmonds9030 Sorry Alan. My sarcasm detector was obviously not working - I thought you were serious for a moment there!. I'm glad we agree. A gun indeed.

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

Is this a reference to Wayne Carey? If so, good one.