Mitch McGovern

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Mitch McGovern
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McGovern playing for Adelaide in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Gordon McGovern
Nickname(s) Brackets [1]
Date of birth (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) North Albany
Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 43, 2014 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2016, Adelaide  vs. North Melbourne, at Etihad Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Forward/Defender
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 11
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2016–2018 Adelaide 48 (67)
2019– Carlton 97 (53)
Total145 (120)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mitchell Gordon McGovern (born 11 October 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with the forty-third selection in the 2014 national draft by the Adelaide Football Club from West Australian Football League (WAFL) club Claremont.

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AFL career

Adelaide

In 2015, McGovern's first season at AFL level was interrupted by injuries, but he showed promise in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), kicking 15 goals in 11 games for Adelaide's reserves side. [2] He made his AFL debut in round 1, 2016 against North Melbourne. [3]

During the last quarter of the Round 3 Showdown in 2017, McGovern injured his hamstring and had to leave the ground for the rest of the match. [4]

In Round 19 2017, McGovern took a large pack mark with approximately two seconds left in the last quarter and goaled after the final siren to draw with Collingwood despite his team at one stage being 50 points down during the match. [5] McGovern's hamstring worries continued early in Adelaide's 2017 finals series, and as a result missed out on their preliminary final against Geelong and the following 2017 Grand Final against Richmond. [6]

Carlton

After the 2018 season, McGovern informed the Crows he would like to be traded, despite having two years left on his contract. After requesting a trade to Carlton, McGovern was traded on 10 October. [7] Battling through consistent injuries, McGovern played only five games in 2021 and seven games in 2022. McGovern overcame his injury woes and reinvented himself as a footballer, moving down to defence under new coach Michael Voss. [8]

In a 2024 grudge match against Collingwood, McGovern had an opportunity to kick a goal after the siren to win the match for Carlton with his team down by three points. However, McGovern failed to kick a score, missing the opportunity to become just the third player to kick a goal after the siren to salvage points for his team after Barry Hall and Gary Rohan. [9]

Personal life

Mitch is the younger brother of former West Coast player Jeremy McGovern, and the son of former Sydney and Fremantle player Andrew McGovern. [10] Mitch McGovern, after being tutored by Cam Ellis-Yolmen, is proficient at the didgeridoo. [11]

McGovern is the father of two children with wife Kirsten. Their names are Margot and Hamish. [12]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 10, 2025 [13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2016 Adelaide 412332211428823096601.40.96.23.810.04.22.6
2017 Adelaide 411320171054214766341.51.38.13.211.35.12.6
2018 Adelaide 411215131243115578221.31.110.32.612.96.51.8
2019 Carlton 11162211964013660241.40.6.02.58.53.81.5
2020 Carlton 11129270188839210.80.25.81.57.33.31.8
2021 Carlton 1156442145624131.20.88.42.811.24.82.6
2022 Carlton 11701851910445130.00.112.12.714.96.41.9
2023 Carlton 11222229782379105540.10.113.53.717.24.82.5
2024 Carlton 1118332445429885290.20.213.63.016.64.71.6
2025 Carlton 11171131915324476260.60.211.23.114.44.51.5
Career14512077139644118376742960.80.59.63.012.74.72.0

References

  1. ↑ afl.com.au
  2. ↑ "Mitch McGovern - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Newbold, Cameron (29 March 2016). "Impressive AFL debut for Mitch McGovern". Albany Advertiser.
  4. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (8 April 2017). "Match report: Crows square Showdown ledger with a tight win". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Clark, Jay (30 July 2017). "Mitch McGovern can write own cheque after goal to secure a draw for Adelaide against Collingwood". Herald Sun . Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (19 November 2018). "'That one hurt me quite a bit': New Blue reveals why he left". afl.com.au.
  7. ↑ "Three-way trade finalised". afc.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Zarucky, Rose (5 September 2022). "The phone call that instigated Mitch McGovern's positional switch". carltonfc.com.au.
  9. ↑ "Magpies win epic as McGovern misses after the siren". ESPN.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Rynne, Nick (28 November 2014). "Crow McGovern follows in the family's footsteps". The West Australian.
  11. ↑ "Cam & Mitch play the Didgeridoo". YouTube.com. Adelaide Football Club. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Filippo, Cristian (17 March 2024). "Family first for high-flying McGovern". carltonfc.com.au.
  13. ↑ "AFL Tables - Mitch McGovern statistics". AFL Tables.
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