Mitch Knevitt responded strongly in his return to the VFL on the weekend, putting together a dominant performance to help lead Geelong to another win.
Collecting 27 disposals against North Melbourne, Knevitt has gathered 20 disposals or more in nine of his last eleven VFL games.
The 21 year old showed his versatility on the weekend spending time as an inside midfielder, winning seven clearances and laying nine tackles in a dominant display.
Knevitt said he is working on strengthening his abilities as an inside midfielder, while still spending quality time on the wing to develop his craft.
“I am trying to work on being able to play both on the wing and as an inside midfielder,” Knevitt said to Cats Media.
“Playing inside in the VFL helps my craft a lot, then at times playing out on the wing because that's more my position at AFL level.
“I am just working on those things, trying to be around the footy more.”
Knevitt also pushed forward and booted two goals against the Kangaroos, helping the Cats to secure second place on the VFL ladder with a 21 point win.
With just two games left in their home and away season, Geelong cannot finish lower than eighth position meaning they have secured a spot in the postseason.
Knevitt said the team is looking to work on their consistency as they head towards September action.
“We are working on our lapses, the last couple of weeks we have started well and then dropped away at times,” Knevitt said.
“We started quite well against North Melbourne just before the rain hit, then we probably didn't play to the conditions in the second quarter and let them back in.
“We got back into gear in the second half, we used the conditions to our advantage and got the footy forward.
“We are trying to stay consistent for four quarters, if we play to our strengths we have a fair bit of talent and it will hold us in good stead this year.”
The VFL Cats will enjoy a bye this weekend, before returning home next Saturday to take on Carlton at GMHBA Stadium.
