{"id":118753,"date":"2022-10-13T15:11:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T05:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=118753"},"modified":"2022-10-13T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T05:11:55","slug":"motivated-mitchell-has-one-eye-on-the-present-and-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2022\/10\/13\/motivated-mitchell-has-one-eye-on-the-present-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivated Mitchell has one eye on the present and future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SYDNEY SWAN<\/a> Alice Mitchell<\/a> is yet to get her AFLW career off the ground after she was denied by an ACL injury, but is working hard to ensure that dream can happen sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is happy with how her recovery process from that injury is going thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going really well. Started running about a week ago, so all things are progressing well. It\u2019s recovering well after running, so only up from here, well it\u2019s always only up but, it\u2019s going well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it can be a long and tough journey to come back from an ACL, the motivation of being able to run out with her team mates is what is keeping Mitchell motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously the end goal is to play next year and that is always at the forefront of my mind. I\u2019m always imagining being out there with the girls and it\u2019s a big motivation watching them out there every single week and just wanting to be out there with them, you just get massive FOMO so I am so excited to be out there and there\u2019s just a really good morale around the club and I\u2019ve got a lot of people behind me, supporting me every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Away from the recovery journey, she just wants to be a positive asset for her team mates who are running out for the Swans each week in their inaugural season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course trying to get around the girls as much as possible and just being a really positive asset to the team is what I want to do, just get around the girls. It\u2019s been a tough grind the past couple of weeks, but the girls have held their head up high and I just want to get around them as much as I can, then definitely focus on my recovery. That\u2019s definitely at the forefront of my mind and so far going pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the tough season the Swans have had not winning a game thus far, Mitchell said that the feeling around the group is still positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFeeling\u2019s good. Like each week we are progressing really well and we\u2019re ticking those boxes, so we\u2019ve just got to put our head down and trust the process. We\u2019re in really good hands with Scott and Kate and all the other staff we\u2019ve got on hand, so we\u2019ve just got to trust the process and keep doing what we\u2019re doing. We\u2019re improving every week and we\u2019ll get a win, it\u2019ll come. It\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With only three weeks left in the season, Mitchell said consistency in their footy is the goal for the Swans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s just to play good consistent footy and to make sure we\u2019re ticking our goals and what we want to achieve from each game and that\u2019s what we are doing. We\u2019ve got expectations we want to meet and we\u2019re meeting them, so we\u2019re happy with that. Sometimes the scoreboard doesn\u2019t reflect that, but our game is improving and that\u2019s what we\u2019re focusing on. A win will come when it comes but we don\u2019t want that to be the forefront of our mind because you\u2019re just going to be down in the dumps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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