#46 Mitch Hibberd - big-bodied midfielder

[j_w]

He reminds me a bit of Myers (seriously).

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

He’s a street ahead of Guelfi IMO, and people seem happy with him on here.

[Captain_Jack]

If he’s getting many games with us next year we’ve had a lot of injuries or are more average than we already appear to be.

Or…

He’s better than you rate him.

A shrewd pick up. Will add plenty to our midfield rotations. Got speed, size and great foot and aerial skills as well. There is a lot to like here, and even more to work with.

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

Myers if his injuries hadn’t slowed him down so damned much.

[Crazy_Bomber]

Injuries have hurt him previously but he looks like someone that could have a quick impact if needed.

[rossoneri]

@Houli_Dooli

Weaknesses: Contested ball-winning, Body size

So we’ve address our midfield stocks by picking up a big-bodied mid whose main weakness is his contested ball-winning and his body size???

[redbull]

The last M Hibberd Jackets plucked from the VFL carved out a good career for himself. Look forward to Mitch doing the same.

[BigRedSash]

Midfielder, Height over 180cm, Weight over 70Kg, WTF happened?

I know right? It’s like dodoro mixed the numbers around.

[Houli_Dooli]

Well obviously he has addressed his weaknesses since getting delisted, will help the VFL midfield and be a sneaky chance for a game if injuries occur.

[Sameolds2010]

So his biggest weakness as an 18 yo was size and hardness and they’re now a hallmark of his game. He can run and he can kick. What’s the knock?

North dumped him

[IceTemple]

North dumped him

That’s not a knock, it’s a lifeline to save your career.

[theDJR]

Norf dropped our women’s B&F and VFLW team-of-the-year player too.

[Reboot]

An outside mid/wing that averages 7 tackles a game.

And runs all day. But doesn’t help our area of need, which is a big strong inside mid, and wasn’t a standout player at VFL level. A downgraded Cutler who tackles really.

Just don’t understand our midfield choices.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

That’s a 2015 profile.

He perhaps didn’t have the appetite for contest and confidence in his body back then when drafted. Skinny HBF. Seems very different now based on Collins comments on him.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

Wasn’t a standout player at VFL level.

How does he make VFL team of the year then?

[Reboot]

Who knows. But I do know our VFL setup didn’t consider him as a danger. Thought he was very little threat. And if our VFL mids had no concern about him, that concerns me

[rossoneri]

Oh, that makes sense then.

[HirdMentality]

He’s an outside mid/wing, not an inside distributor.

Not as outside as I used to think he was, his season at Willy showed he knows how to use his size. He may not be a natural clearance type but he has developed a good balance to his game in the last 12-18 months.

[HirdMentality]

Who knows. But I do know our VFL setup didn’t consider him as a danger. Thought he was very little threat. And if our VFL mids had no concern about him, that concerns me

He did tear us up at least once this season

[Finding_Nino]

He plays rnd 1 imo we can then move Langford to the fwd half where he’s best suited