Mitch Knevitt is a tall, big-bodied young gun whose work is centred around endurance and dominating the midfield. Knevitt has brutal power and an aerial capability that would also see him put to good use in the forward line.
His work rate is unquestioned, having starred at the Draft Combine - finishing among the top names for speed (20m sprint) and endurance (2km time trial). A height of 194cm, alongside such athleticism, Knevitt frames as a damaging prospect.
The Geelong Falcons best and fairest winner also has a superb contested marking ability and immense strength, meaning he can defeat opponents one-on-one.
Knevitt looks to be a prospect who is too strong for a smaller opponent and too quick for a bigger opponent.
We can confirm that we have missed some data from the Draft Combine events that were held in Bendigo for Vic Country invitees last Friday...
*Mitch Knevitt ran 2.976 seconds for the 20-metre sprint.
This was the 2nd fastest of the day! Well done Mitch ๐#NABLeague #GenNext pic.twitter.com/oHR1PxZEo7
— NAB League (@NABLeague) October 6, 2021
Knevitt is anticipated to go late in the first round or early in the second round. Terrific results at the Draft Combine mean he will likely be closer to a late first round pick, but there is some suggestion he could even go higher.
Team: Geelong Falcons
Position:ย Midfielder
Height: 194cm
Weight: 83kg
Strengths
Contested Marking
Versatility
Endurance
Athleticism
Accumulation
Weaknesses
Ground ball
Composure
Draft range
Pick 10-25
Potential landing spots
Essendon (Pick 11), Brisbane (Pick 14), Fremantle (Pick 19), North Melbourne (Pick 20), Geelong (Pick 22)
AFL Comparisons
Improving as the year went on Mitch Knevitt is an impressive young midfielder with height pic.twitter.com/iwCmzFIuRw
— Ed Pascoe (@EdPascoe_eDPS) November 15, 2021
Expert Comments
โWinning the best-and-fairest shows his level of consistency and he is quite unique as a tall midfielder at 193cm. You think of the tall midfielders like Joel Corey back in the day at Geelong and those tall boys who can get it stoppages using their reach,โ - Kevin Sheehan
โHe has good speed and good endurance and he tested really well so that is a great combination with his size, and then with his performance, so it is not just potential, he put a pretty solid group of games together and I see him as a draftee but I will be interested to see where he goes."