Lily Mithen (born 2 March 1998) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their tenth selection and seventy-third overall in the

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. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at

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in the opening round of the 2017 season. After the nineteen point win against at

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in round two—in which she recorded fourteen disposals, three marks and two tackles—she was the round nominee for the AFLW Rising Star. She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games. She also won Geelong's 2017 best and fairest award in the club's

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team. Melbourne signed Mithen for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. Mithen's grandfather's cousin is

Laurie Mithen Lawrence Sidney Mithen (15 April 1934 – 2 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during their successful period in the late 1950s under Norm Smith. Education He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts f ...

– a Melbourne great, who played in five premierships and was named in the club's team of the century.

Honours

* Geelong Junior Football :: Best & Fairest (Youth Girls): 2014 (tied) :: Premiers (Youth Girls): Newtown & Chilwell 2014, 2015 * Geelong (VFL Women's) :: Best & Fairest : 2017 * Melbourne (AFL Women's) :: Premiers: S7 (2022)

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* * 1998 births Living people Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Darebin Falcons players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub