Aaron Mullett (born 23 February 1992) is a former professional
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He also played for the
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...
from 2011 to 2017.
He was the 34th selection in the 2011
AFL Rookie Draft
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.
Originally from
Mooroolbark
Mooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Mooroolbark recorded a population of 23,059 at the .
...
, in
Melbourne
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's outer eastern suburbs, he showed potential as a junior playing for the Mooroolbark Mustangs in the
Eastern Football League. He then moved clubs where his playing ability for
Vermont Football Club
The Vermont Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Vermont, Victoria. They play in Premier Division of the Eastern Football League.
The captain is Connor McCafferty. They are coached by Adam Parker.
The jumper is pur ...
saw him progress to the
Eastern Ranges
The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition.
The club is a founding member of the competition (1992) and has produced several players for the Australian Football Leagu ...
, where he played as a winger.
He was elevated to North Melbourne's senior list in August 2011, after playing well for
North Ballarat
North Ballarat Football & Netball Club, nicknamed ''The Roosters'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based at Mars Stadium in Ballarat.
The club currently fields senior, reserve and Under 19 sides in the Ballarat Football Lea ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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and was named to make his AFL debut in Round 22 of the
2011 AFL season
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The season featured s ...
against
Fremantle
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.
Mullett made his debut against
Fremantle
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in number 41 and impressed with 17 touches.
Mullet was the round 2 nomination for the
2013 AFL Rising Star
The NAB AFL Rising Star
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after a 20 possession and a goal against .
He later pulled in a career-high 31 disposals in round 10 later that year against St.Kilda.
Mullett was selected in the
AFL Players' Association
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The AFL PA promotes and protects its membe ...
's inaugural
22under22
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team in 2013.
At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Mullett was delisted by North Melbourne. He subsequently signed with Carlton as a
delisted free agent. He played thirteen games for Carlton during 2018, then was delisted at the end of the season.
As of 2023, Mullet plays locally in the
Outer East Football Netball League
The Outer East Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league stretching from the Goulburn Valley, Dandenong Ranges and western Gippsland within Victoria.
History
The league was formed with the merger of the Yarra ...
For the Wandin Bulldogs.
References
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Living people
1992 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Eastern Ranges players
Carlton Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club players
North Ballarat Football Club players
Werribee Football Club players
People from Mooroolbark, Victoria