Mitch McGovern

Mitch McGovern
Mitch McGovern
	McGovern playing for Adelaide in April 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Gordon McGovern
Nickname(s)	Brackets
Date of birth	11 October 1994 (age 29)
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
Years	Club
2016–2018	Adelaide
2019–	Carlton
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 21, 2024.
	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.

AFL career

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]

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.^[6]

Personal life

Mitch is the younger brother of West Coast player Jeremy McGovern, and the son of former Sydney and Fremantle player Andrew McGovern.^[7] Mitch McGovern, after being tutored by Cam Ellis-Yolmen, is proficient at the didgeridoo.^[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 23, 2021^[9]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	Adelaide	41	23	32	21	142	88	230	96	60	1.4	0.9	6.2	3.8	10.0	4.2	2.6
2017	Adelaide	41	13	20	17	105	42	147	66	34	1.5	1.3	8.1	3.2	11.3	5.1	2.6
2018	Adelaide	41	12	15	13	124	31	155	78	22	1.3	1.1	10.3	2.6	12.9	6.5	1.8
2019	Carlton	11	16	22	11	96	40	136	60	24	1.4	0.7	6.0	2.5	8.5	3.8	1.5
2020	Carlton	11	1	1	1	4	3	7	4	2	1.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	4.0	2.0
2021	Carlton	11	5	6	4	42	14	56	24	13	1.2	0.8	7.0	2.3	9.3	4.0	2.2
Career			81	104	67	579	233	812	363	175	1.3	0.8	7.2	2.9	10	4.5	2.2