Kurt Mutimer (born 11 March 1997) is a professional

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er playing for the West Coast Eagles in the

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(AFL).

Junior career

Mutimer grew up in

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, played for Narre North Foxes Football Club, and attended Hallam Secondary College. He later represented the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. Mutimer averaged 15 possessions per match while playing in the AFL Under 18 Championships for Vic Country. He tested at the 2015

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, recording the equal-fastest sprint with a time of 2.88 seconds.

AFL career

Mutimer was drafted by West Coast with their third selection and fifty-seventh overall in the 2015 national draft. West Coast's recruiting manager Rohan O'Brien commented on Mutimer's ability to play multiple midfield positions and his strong kicking skills and speed. During the 2016 pre-season, he aggravated a split left hamstring tendon suffered prior to the draft and underwent surgery. Mutimer was expected to be sidelined for ten weeks. In 2016, he played a total of 15

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(WAFL) games with West Coast's affiliate East Perth – seven in the reserves, eight in the league. Mutimer played four AFL games in

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, making his debut in the forty-one point win against at the

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in round six. In the WAFL, he played 15 games, including a 30-disposal, ten-tackle effort against the Perth Demons; a two-goal, 31-disposal match against

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; and a seven-tackle, 22-disposal game versus South Fremantle. Mutimer finished eighth in East Perth's best and fairest, polling 23 votes, the fourth-most of West Coast–listed players. In 2018, he played 17 WAFL matches, averaging 16.5 disposals.

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* * 1997 births Living people West Coast Eagles players Dandenong Stingrays players East Perth Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players People from Narre Warren {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub