Mitch McGovern

Carlton

ForwardCentre Half Forward #11 Active

Career games: 170
Debut: 2016

Player Information

Height 191 cm

Age 32 years

Date of Birth 11-Oct-1994

AFL Debut 2016

Drafted: Pick #43 — 2014 National Draft by Adelaide

Player bio

A career in numbers

Mitch McGovern made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 2016 and has played 170 games, including 48 for Adelaide between 2016 and 2018 and 122 for Carlton between 2019 and 2026. Adelaide selected him with pick 43 in the 2014 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was centre half forward. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 4.6 marks and 2.0 tackles per game and scored 154 goals and 93 behinds. He played 23 games in his debut season, kicking 32 goals. His highest recorded season total is 34 goals, from 25 games in 2026 at an average of 1.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 17.23 per game in 2023. The largest total in those seasons is 379 disposals, recorded in 2023.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2023	22	379	17.23
2025	17	244	14.35
2026	25	259	10.36

About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	EF	CAR	@ GEE	L	74-107	MCG	FWD	CHF	11	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	6	1	74%	67%	95	21	15	66	1	2	5	0	0	0	0%	0	0%	0%	2	13	0%	1	50%	0	0	-0.1	1	1	1	—
2026	WC	CAR	@ MEL	W	74-55	MCG	FWD	CHF	11	10	5	5	4	0	0	3	3	5	4	3	2	0	2	1	0	1	69%	70%	80	42	51	118	1	5	0	1	0	3	0%	0	0%	0%	1	15	0%	2	40%	1	0	1.3	2	6	1	—
2026	24	CAR	vs FRE	W	119-82	Marvel Stadium	DEF	CHB	11	12	8	4	4	0	2	1	1	7	6	3	2	1	1	3	1	2	77%	50%	94	65	49	242	4	4	1	4	50	2	0%	3	66.7%	0%	7	10	0%	2	25%	2	1	1.3	1	5	7	—
2026	23	CAR	@ WBD	D	82-82	Marvel Stadium	DEF	HBFL	11	11	7	4	8	1	2	2	1	5	7	4	1	1	2	3	2	1	72%	64%	88	55	67	222	2	4	2	2	50	0	0%	3	100%	33.3%	5	13	0%	4	57.1%	3	1	0.3	3	5	4	—
2026	22	CAR	@ STK	W	106-62	Marvel Stadium	DEF	CHB	11	15	9	6	6	2	1	2	3	3	12	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	78%	67%	95	63	78	259	3	3	1	1	0	2	0%	3	100%	66.7%	8	10	0%	4	44.4%	2	0	1.7	4	6	5	—