Mitchell Banner (born 5 June 1990) 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

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

in the

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(AFL). Banner was recruited to Port Adelaide from

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team the

Western Jets The Western Jets is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Victorian premier U19 competition, the NAB League, since its inception in 1992. The club have developmental squads in the U16, however much of the attention is towards its U ...

with the 42nd selection in the 2008 AFL Draft. He also represented Victoria Metro at the

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. He spent the 2009 season playing for

Woodville-West Torrens Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clu ...

in the

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(SANFL), but made an impressive pre-season debut for Port Adelaide in February 2010, scoring two goals and being named as one of his team's best players. Banner was delisted from Port Adelaide in 2012. In 2013 he played for South Fremantle in the

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(WAFL), where he kicked the most goals for the club for the season. He moved back to Victoria in 2014, joining

Williamstown Football Club The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne. The club currently competes in the men's and women's Victorian Football League and VFLW competitions. History The Williamstown Fo ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Banner played in Williamstown's 2015 premiership win over Box Hill and came third in the Club best and fairest award. He played a total of 41 games and kicked 36 goals for the VFL Seagulls in 2014 and 2015 before transferring to Darley for the 2016 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Banner, Mitch 1990 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) South Fremantle Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Western Jets players