AFL games: 15
Disposals per game: 11.2
Goals per game: 2.5
Goal accuracy: 66.1%
Score involvements: 5.9
Marks inside 50: 2.3

Season summary:

Lewis exploded out of the blocks in season 2022, booting 22 goals from his first seven games – including a career-high five-goal haul against Port Adelaide in Round 2.

Following on from his fast start, Lewis consistently showed an elite ability to impact forward-50 contests and hit the scoreboard, staking his claim as Hawthorn’s number one key forward.

Remarkably, Lewis was held to less than three goals in just six out of his 15 games this year, as he averaged 2.5 majors per outing.

Widely applauded as among the AFL’s most impressive straight-shooters, Lewis boasted a deadly 66.1% goal-kicking accuracy – which led the league for the year.

At just 23-year-old, Lewis committed his future in the brown and gold by signing a four-year deal to stay at the club.

Best AFL game:

Lewis enjoyed his strongest showing against the Western Bulldogs in Round 15, where he booted four goals from 15 disposals, along with taking nine marks. His efforts weren’t enough as the Hawk suffered a 42-point defeat.

How the coaches saw him:

“Mitch had a great year and really demonstrated to the wider football public that he can be a really strong target for the club for a very long time. He combined a great work rate with an aggressive presence to win or halve aerial contests and became a real focal point for our attack especially in the first half of the year. He really attacked his pre-season which laid the platform for his greatly improved year and off the back of this he increased his leadership capacity within not only the forward group, but also the team. A few niggles restricted his output at the year's end, but he’ll benefit from a year spent taking on the AFL’s best defenders.” – David Hale