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.
| Mitch McGovern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McGovern playing for Adelaide in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell Gordon McGovern | ||
| Nickname(s) | Brackets[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1994 | ||
| 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 | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2018 | Adelaide | 48 (67) | |
| 2019– | Carlton | 61 (39) | |
| Total | 109 (106) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Finals Week 1, 2023. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
editIn 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
editMitch 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
edit- Statistics are correct to end of round 23, 2021[9]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
edit- ^ afl.com.au
- ^ "Mitch McGovern - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
- ^ Newbold, Cameron (29 March 2016). "Impressive AFL debut for Mitch McGovern". Albany Advertiser.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Three-way trade finalised". afc.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Rynne, Nick (28 November 2014). "Crow McGovern follows in the family's footsteps". The West Australian.
- ^ "Cam & Mitch play the Didgeridoo". YouTube.com. Adelaide Football Club. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Mitch McGovern statistics". AFL Tables.
External links
edit
- Mitch McGovern's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Mitch McGovern's playing statistics from AFL Tables