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Sam Mitchell

Sam Mitchell

Hawthorn / West Coast
Midfielder · Centre Retired
Career games
329
Debut
2002
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Player Information

Height 180 cm
Date of Birth 12-Oct-1982
AFL Debut 2002

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Mitchell made his AFL debut for Hawthorn in 2002 and played 329 games, including 307 for Hawthorn between 2002 and 2016 and 22 for West Coast in 2017.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2017 was centre. Across his recorded games, he averaged 26.4 disposals and 5.5 clearances per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 11.2 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 748 disposals, from 24 games in 2015 at an average of 31.2 per game. 2015 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.

He won the Brownlow Medal in 2012. He won the Rising Star award in 2003. His honours include 5 All-Australian selections and 4 premierships in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20152474831.17
20162265229.64
20172259226.91
About these season figures

Compared 16 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 HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2017 SF
West Coast WCE
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
L
58-125
GIANTS Stadium MID RR 1 28 17 11 5 2 0 3 0 5 3 2 7 22 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 82% 61% 105 82 110 435 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 -- 3 66.7% 66.7% 3 20 -- -- -- -- -- 8 47.1% 1 1 14.2 4 15 8 2 —
2017 EF
West Coast WCE
Port Adelaide @ PTA
W
78-76
Adelaide Oval MID RR 1 26 12 14 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 11 18 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 82% 77% 115 75 70 351 8 2 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 3 15 -- -- -- -- -- 8 66.7% 0 0 8.3 5 17 5 2 —
2017 23
West Coast WCE
Adelaide vs ADE
W
100-71
Subiaco MID RR 1 34 14 20 7 0 0 4 0 2 2 4 13 22 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 88% 79% 112 118 117 295 9 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 7 26 -- -- -- -- -- 12 85.7% 0 0 17 6 19 9 1 —
2017 22
West Coast WCE
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
L
60-81
GIANTS Stadium MID RR 1 23 13 10 4 0 0 4 0 1 2 8 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 86% 65% 107 110 87 189 8 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 5 27 -- -- -- -- -- 8 61.5% 0 0 12 7 8 2 7 —
2017 21
West Coast WCE
Carlton vs CAR
W
100-83
Subiaco MID RR 1 24 15 9 5 0 0 1 0 3 5 4 7 17 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 86% 75% 108 86 79 480 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 4 16 -- -- -- -- -- 10 66.7% 0 0 7.4 6 13 4 1 —
Latest 5 of 329 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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