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Sam Mitchell (footballer)
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 12 October 1982 , Mooroolbark, Victoria |
| Recruited from | Eastern U18/Box Hill Hawks |
| Height and weight | 179cm / 85kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 2002, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at MCG |
| Team(s) | Hawthorn (2002-2007)
109 games, 18 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Sam Mitchell (born October 12, 1982) is an Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Mitchell was recruited to the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL in the 2001 AFL Draft at pick 36. The first half of his debut season in 2002 saw him playing with the Box Hill Hawks, until he broke into the Hawthorn side midway through the season due to some amazing form. Following some unimpressive performances where he never managed more than 14 disposals, he was dropped for Round 15 but was recalled after more eye-catching performances in Round 19. It turns out he polled 31 votes in just 11 games for the VFL's best and fairest award, the J. J. Liston Trophy which was the main reason for his constant recalls to the Hawthorn side.
In 2003 Mitchell continued to improve, winning the AFL Rising Star award and becoming known as "the Extractor" (particularly by commentator Brian Taylor) for his high amount of clearances and ability to win the ball out of middle of the ground.
A solid season followed in 2004, and in 2005 he played a "super" season until a foot injury sidelined him in Round 15. For the 2006 season, Mitchell was named vice-captain of Hawthorn and displayed stellar form throughout the season culminating in winning the Peter Crimmins Medal for Hawthorn's best and fairest.
In 2007 he capped of another wonderful season by coming 3rd in the votes for the highest honour in Australian Football, the Brownlow Medal with 21 votes, 1 short of joint 2nd place winners, North Melbourne's Brent Harvey and Brisbane's Simon Black who both polled 22 votes, and coming 8 votes behind winner of the 2007 Brownlow, Geelong's Jimmy Bartel. Was coming second most of the way but with Brent Harvey and Jimmy Bartel great finish he came 3rd.
On the 6th of October 2007, during the Peter Crimmins Medal Event, he was announced as Hawthorn's next captain, taking over the reigns from retiring captain Richard Vandenberg.
- Sam Mitchell (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Sam Mitchell (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Vandenberg |
Hawthorn FC Captain 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Nick Riewoldt |
AFL Rising Star 2003 |
Succeeded by Jared Rivers |
| Hawthorn Football Club – current squad |
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1 Bailey • 2 Roughead • 3 Lewis • 4 Ladson • 5 Mitchell • 6 Williams • 7 Osborne • 8 Jacobs • 9 Crawford • 10 Bateman • 11 Smith • 12 Sewell • 13 Taylor • 14 Birchall • 15 Hodge • 16 Dowler • 17 Muston • 18 Guerra • 19 Dixon • 20 Boyle • 21 Vandenberg • 22 McGlynn • 23 Franklin • 24 Croad • 25 Clarke • 26 Dawson • 27 Gilham • 28 Little • 29 Murphy • 30 Brown • 31 Thorp • 32 Ellis • 33 Thurgood • 34 Renouf • 35 Morton • 36 Kennedy • 37 Moss • 38 Tuck • 39 Campbell • 40 McEntee* • 41 Collins* • 42 Suckling* • 43 Gibson* • 44 Chandler* • 45 Young • Coach: Clarkson * denotes Rookie Listed players |
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