Season in short:
Mitch Honeychurch continued his striking pre-season form into the home and away season, with a spot in the side from rounds one to seven.
His season was twice interrupted by injury, but the dogged small forward earned his way back into the senior side for round 22 and played the final three match of the year.
Honeychurch finished the year with 11 matches, his most notable in round two against Richmond.
The 20-year-old picked up 18 disposals, four marks and six tackles – and a Rising Star nomination.
His pressure was a key cog in the forward-line set up, with defensive acts the highlight of his game this year.
Stat that mattered:
Honeychurch ranked 10th among rising stars (first and second year players) in tackles per game.
What they said:
“The last 12 months have been pretty good, I obviously had a few injuries throughout the year but I think I started off pretty well... In the end I was happy with the year and to play a few games was great.” – Mitch Honeychurch, September 2015
“He’s obviously known for his pressure and tenacity around the footy and he definitely brought that, and was really a leader in that area in the first part of the season…
“If he thinks he can belong at the level, I think then that’s probably half the battle for him, and we saw that in the second half of the year and coming into the finals, it wasn’t only his pressure around the ball, he started to hit the scoreboard and he’ll definitely work on that throughout the pre-season.” – Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs Assistant Coach), September 2015
