Mitchell Wallis (born 24 October 1992) is an

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er who last played for the

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in the

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(AFL). He is the son of former Bulldogs legend

Stephen Wallis Stephen "Wally" Wallis (born 27 October 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He currently holds the club record for most consecutive games from debut ...

. Originally from

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, and graduating from St Kevin's College, Toorak in 2010, Wallis was drafted to the Bulldogs from 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 ...

in the

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with the 22nd selection in the 2010 AFL Draft as a father-son selection, after Port Adelaide nominated their intention to draft him with first-round pick (pick 16) if available. Wallis has served as the Western Bulldogs' vice-captain under Marcus Bontempelli from the

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onward.

Early football

He captained Vic Metro in the 2010 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, where he averaged 28 disposals at 83 per cent efficiency in three matches before being injured. He also captained his school's (St Kevin's College) First XVIII team, and represented them at the APS vs AGS representative game. In the 2010 TAC Cup Grand Final, he had 47 disposals and was awarded best on ground, in the Cannons 58 point defeat of

Gippsland Power The Gippsland Power is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. Honours *Premierships (1): 2005 *Runners-up (3): 1999, 2010, 2012 *Wooden Spoons (1): 2003 *Morrish Medal ...

AFL career

He made his AFL debut for the Bulldogs in Round 5 of the

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against at

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, as the substitute player, replacing Tom Williams at three-quarter time. In round 4 of the

2012 AFL season The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eig ...

Wallis was rewarded with a nomination for the

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. On 23 July 2016 Wallis suffered a sickening leg injury in which he kicked the lower part of his left leg with his right foot while being tackled by

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midway through the final quarter of the Western Bulldogs' 15-point loss to , causing both the tibia and fibula to break. The injury ended his season, and he subsequently missed out on the club's premiership win in October.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

*Junior ** Best on Ground -TAC cup Grand Final : 2010 ** TAC Cup premiers -

: 2009, 2010

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallis, Mitch 1992 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Western Bulldogs players People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne Calder Cannons players Williamstown Football Club players