Luke Mitchell (footballer)

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Luke Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Luke Mitchell
Date of birth (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 30)
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 42, 2010 National Draft, Carlton
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2012 Carlton 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke Mitchell (born 28 February 1992) [1] is an Australian rules footballer, formerly in the Australian Football League.

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Career

Mitchell plays primarily as a tall forward. Originally from Victoria, Mitchell attended and played school football for Melbourne Grammar School. [1] Noted as a promising young talent from an early age, Mitchell represented Vic Metro at the 2008 AFL National Under 16 Championships. [2] He played TAC Cup football for the Calder Cannons. After a strong 2009 season, there was some speculation that he could be taken by the fledgling Gold Coast Football Club as a seventeen-year-old recruit, but this did not eventuate. [3] Mitchell then missed the majority of the 2010 TAC Cup season, as well as the 2010 AFL National Under 18 Championships, with a right shoulder injury sustained in the preseason, but he returned to play Calder's last eight games, [4] including the grand final in which he kicked five goals. [5]

Mitchell was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its third round selection in the 2010 National Draft (No. 42 overall). [1] He continued to be hindered by shoulder injuries during his first two years with Carlton: in the December of his first pre-season at Carlton, he re-injured his right shoulder; shortly after returning to training in March, he injured his left shoulder, with the resulting rehab causing him to play almost no football at any level during 2011; [5] then, in January of the 2012 pre-season, he injured his right shoulder again, requiring another reconstruction. [6] He finally made his senior VFL debut for Carlton's VFL - affiliate, the Northern Blues, midway through the 2012 season, and he played his sole AFL match for Carlton in the final round of the same season. [7]

Mitchell was delisted at the end of the 2013 season. [8] He will play for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League from 2014. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Carlton Football Club, Selection 42 - Luke Mitchell Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , 18 November 2010, Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Jolly, L., Hume Leader Archived 14 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine , "Calder Cannons stars shine", 6 October 2008, Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Phelan, J., Mitchell's hard road to draft day, 13 November 2010, Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Sportingpulse, Player statistics for Luke Mitchell, Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  5. 1 2 Landsberger, S., Northcote Leader Archived 27 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine , "Carlton's Luke Mitchell injures good shoulder", 17 March 2011, Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Phelan, Jason (25 January 2012). "Mitchell injury blow". Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Carlton names two debutants". 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Sam Edmund (19 September 2013). "Carlton Blues coach Mick Malthouse has delisted eight players including Aaron Joseph and Luke Mitchell" . Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  9. ↑ Reece Homfray (1 December 2013). "Jimmy Allen won't return to North Adelaide". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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