Mitch Hallahan (born 23 August 1992) is a former professional

Australian rules footballer 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 ...

who played with the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...

and

Gold Coast Suns The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL).

AFL career

Hallahan was an all round junior sportsman, he learnt to box in a

Rye Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...

gym. He won a state title in the Victorian cadet boxing championships. Hallahan was a co-captain of the

Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Southern Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays, developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regional Ma ...

team in the TAC Cup in 2010, but an ankle injury during the season caused a drop-off in form.

Hawthorn (2011–2014)

Hallahan was drafted by with the 38th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft, and continued to struggle with his ankle injury during the 2011 season. In 2012 and 2013, Hallahan played exclusively with Hawthorn's ,

Box Hill Hawks Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club, which plays in the Australian Football League. Early Australian rules football in B ...

. In 2013 he won the J.J. Liston Trophy in a three-way tie with Steve Clifton (

North Ballarat North Ballarat Football & Netball Club, nicknamed ''The Roosters'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based at Mars Stadium in Ballarat. The club currently fields senior, reserve and Under 19 sides in the Ballarat Football Lea ...

) and

Jordan Schroder Jordan Schroder (born 5 December 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB Le ...

(

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

), all on 17 votes. Hallahan was selected to make his debut for Hawthorn against at the MCG on Easter Monday, 2014. He was named on the interchange bench.

Gold Coast (2015–2017)

On 16 October 2014, after struggling to break into the premier Hawthorn team during the regular season, Hallahan was traded to the

Gold Coast Football Club The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...

. Hallahan was delisted by Gold Coast in September 2017.

Statistics

, - style=background:#EAEAEA ,

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

, , , , 38 , 0 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 0 , - ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

, , , , 38 , 0 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 0 , - style=background:#EAEAEA ,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, , , , 38 , 0 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 0 , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , , , 38 , 6 , , 2 , , 4 , , 42 , , 63 , , 105 , , 18 , , 24 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 7.0 , , 10.5 , , 17.5 , , 3.0 , , 4.0 , , 0 , - style=background:#EAEAEA ,

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, , , , 14 , 12 , , 3 , , 2 , , 134 , , 94 , , 228 , , 38 , , 56 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 11.2 , , 7.8 , , 19.0 , , 3.2 , , 4.7 , , 0 , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, , , , 14 , 5 , , 1 , , 1 , , 45 , , 44 , , 89 , , 6 , , 16 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 9.0 , , 8.8 , , 17.8 , , 1.2 , , 3.2 , , 0 , - style=background:#EAEAEA ,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

, , , , 14 , 3 , , 1 , , 1 , , 32 , , 33 , , 65 , , 13 , , 11 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 10.7 , , 11.0 , , 21.7 , , 4.3 , , 3.7 , , 0 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 26 !! 7 !! 8 !! 253 !! 234 !! 487 !! 75 !! 107 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 9.7 !! 9.0 !! 18.7 !! 2.9 !! 4.1 !! 0

Honours and achievements

Team * VFL premiership player (): 2013 Individual * J.J. Liston Trophy: 2013

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallahan, Mitch Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players 1992 births Living people J. J. Liston Trophy winners Dandenong Stingrays players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Gold Coast Football Club players