Sam Mitchell expects the presence of Mitch Lewis to present his Hawthorn aspect additional confidence to assault after the important thing ahead’s eye-catching AFL comeback.
Lewis performed his first recreation of the 12 months at any degree in Saturday evening’s 29-point defeat to the Western Bulldogs, having overcome a knee harm.
The 24-year-old was harmful within the forward-line however wayward in entrance of objective, kicking 1.4 from 16 disposals and 11 marks.
“When you watched him bounce around in the first part of the game you (saw) this guy was definitely ready to play,” Mitchell stated.
“I was really pleased with his performance and our medical team to get him ready to play in that manner in his first game back.”
The Hawks, final on the ladder and the lowest-scoring aspect within the competitors, bought three objectives out of veteran ahead Luke Breust towards the Bulldogs and used Lewis as their important marking goal in assault.
But their assault continues to be a piece in progress after they kicked simply two objectives after halftime within the 14.10 (94) to 9.11 (65) defeat.
“We’ve had to try to find a way to create goals and you do what we do with a little bit more confidence when (Lewis) is there,” Mitchell stated.
“There were a couple of options where I thought that was an unusual kick and then you saw that it was Mitch Lewis on the end of it.
“He offers us a contest and very often a mark. He simply offers us a little bit of confidence going ahead, which is necessary.”
Mitchell isn’t concerned about Lewis’ goal-kicking despite the missed opportunities on Saturday night.
Lewis was second in the Hawks’ goal-kicking last year with 37.15 and has a career tally of 85.48.
“He’s an important goal-kicker, he is bought a extremely sound approach and he is labored laborious at it over an extended time period,” Mitchell stated.
“It did not work for him at this time but it surely’s his first recreation again since spherical 20 of final 12 months.”
Lewis will kind a key a part of Hawthorn’s (1-6) plans to snap a four-match shedding streak once they go to Fremantle (2-5) in spherical eight.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
