Mitch Georgiades ( ; born 28 September 2001) is an
Australian rules footballer who plays for
Port Adelaide in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Georgiades' father
John
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played for
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) club
Footscray.
Georgiades made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2020 Season against Gold Coast, kicking two goals.
Georgiades, after a strong 3-goal outing against
Melbourne
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in Round 9 of the 2020 Premiership Season, he was awarded an
AFL Rising Star
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nomination.
He became one of the few individuals to be nominated for the rising star award twice.
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2001 births
Australian people of Greek descent
Living people
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Subiaco Football Club players
People educated at Hale School