Mitchell Farmer (born 4 January 1989) is a former

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 with both the

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and Port Adelaide Power in the

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(AFL). The

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player is quick, durable and aggressive. He was in the top 10 in the vertical leap at the AFL Draft Camp, played for Vic Metro at Under-18 level and captained the Calder Cannons in their TAC Cup Grand Final win in 2007. Farmer was selected by

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in the

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using their fourth and last pick, the 49th selection overall. He was traded to Richmond along with draft pick 71 at the end of the 2009 season, in exchange for

Jay Schulz Jay Schulz (born 18 April 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2010 to 2016. A high marking forward, he previously played for Rich ...

. Farmer played 28 games for Richmond before being delisted at the end of the 2011 season.Tigers Axe Ben Nason Mitch Farmer
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Mitch Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Richmond Football Club players 1989 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Calder Cannons players Coburg Football Club players