Tom Mitchell’s season has almost reached a point where he is breaking a new record every week.
The Hawks ball magnet has achieved some incredible feats this year including picking up 50 disposals in Round 9 against Collingwood, recording 14 consecutive 30-possession games and averaging a ridiculous 35.6 possessions per game for the year.
On Sunday against North Melbourne, the 24-year old continued his stellar season, overtaking St Kilda champion Robert Harvey for the most games with at least 30 possessions in a single home and away season.
It was a record that Harvey had held for almost 20 years, after he collected 30-plus touches in 17 matches over the course of the 1998 season.
But yesterday Mitchell surpassed Harvey’s record, picking up his 18th 30+ possession haul for 2017.
The former Swan has only fallen short of the 30-disposal mark on two occasions throughout his 20 games this year.
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Former Hawk Sam Mitchell recently passed another of Harvey’s mantles when he registered his 119th career 30-possession game in Round 10.
With a current tally of 37, Tom Mitchell has a long way to go before he starts to threaten that record, but he is certainly going the right way about tracking it down.
