Luke Mitchell (born 28 February 1992)Carlton Football Club
Selection 42 - Luke Mitchell
, 18 November 2010, Retrieved 25 March 2011. is an

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er, formerly in the

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Career

Mitchell plays primarily as a tall forward. Originally from Victoria, Mitchell attended and played school football for

Melbourne Grammar School (Pray and Work) , established = 1849 (on present site since 1858 - the celebrated date of foundation) , type = Independent, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding , denominatio ...

. Noted as a promising young talent from an early age, Mitchell represented Vic Metro at the 2008 AFL National Under 16 Championships. He played

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football for the

Calder Cannons The Calder Cannons is an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club competes in the NAB League, the Victorian Statewide Under-18s competition, and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was forme ...

. After a strong 2009 season, there was some speculation that he could be taken by the fledgling

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as a seventeen-year-old recruit, but this did not eventuate. Mitchell then missed the majority of the 2010 TAC Cup season, as well as the 2010 AFL National Under 18 Championships, with a right shoulder injury sustained in the preseason, but he returned to play Calder's last eight games, including the grand final in which he kicked five goals.Landsberger, S.
Northcote Leader
, "Carlton's Luke Mitchell injures good shoulder", 17 March 2011, Retrieved 25 March 2011. Mitchell was recruited by 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 ...

with its third round selection in the 2010 National Draft (No. 42 overall). He continued to be hindered by shoulder injuries during his first two years with Carlton: in the December of his first pre-season at Carlton, he re-injured his right shoulder; shortly after returning to training in March, he injured his left shoulder, with the resulting rehab causing him to play almost no football at any level during 2011; then, in January of the 2012 pre-season, he injured his right shoulder again, requiring another reconstruction. He finally made his senior VFL debut for Carlton's , the

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, midway through the 2012 season, and he played his sole AFL match for Carlton in the final round of the same season. Mitchell was delisted at the end of the 2013 season. He will play for

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in the

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from 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Luke 1992 births Living people Carlton Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players North Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Calder Cannons players People educated at Melbourne Grammar School