Thomas Mitchell (born 31 May 1993) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He previously played for the

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from 2012 to 2016, and 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 ...

between 2017 and 2022. Mitchell won the

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as the league's best and fairest player in 2018 and set the record for the most disposals in a VFL/AFL match with 54 during that season.

Personal life

Tom grew up in Melbourne's eastern suburbs and attended

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, before relocating to

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at 15 where he completed his schooling at

Hale School Hale School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Named after the school founded by Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale in 1858, Hale School claims to b ...

. He helped Hale to two victories in the

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Alcock Cup competition.

AFL career

Sydney (2012–2016)

Mitchell was drafted to Sydney with pick 21 in the 2011 AFL draft under the

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. Mitchell experienced a number of injuries in 2012 and despite some good form in reserves games, was unable to break into the senior side that won the premiership. Mitchell made his debut in round 10, 2013 against

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at the SCG. He received a

2013 AFL Rising Star The NAB AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 seas ...

nomination the following week for his round 11 performance against

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. During round 9 of the 2014 season, Mitchell played in the Swans reserves team and had a record 64 disposals (23 contested, 41 uncontested) and kicked four goals. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Mitchell requested a trade from Sydney and was subsequently traded to Hawthorn in October.

Hawthorn (2017–2022)

In the 2017 season, Mitchell broke the VFL/AFL record for the most disposals in a home and away season in round 22 when he had his 749th possession, passing

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's mark set in 1971. Following a record-breaking home and away season, Mitchell was named in the

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for the first time. He was runner-up to

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in the

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(

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polled more votes, but was ineligible due to suspension). Mitchell won his first

Peter Crimmins Medal The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season. Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing from 1966 to 1975 It was also de ...

in that season. On 24 March 2018, in round 1 of the 2018 season, Mitchell set the record for the most disposals in an VFL/AFL game of 54, also becoming the first player to have 50 or more disposals in more than one game. Mitchell had 50 possessions in Hawthorn's round 15 loss to GWS, becoming the first player to have more than one 50+ disposal game in a season. His 848 disposals in 2018 passed Matt Crouch's season record of 825, set in 2017. Mitchell won the 2018 Brownlow Medal, the

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and the

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. Mitchell became the first Hawthorn player to win the

since

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in 1999. On 11 January 2019, It was announced that Mitchell would miss the entire 2019 season after suffering a broken leg during a tackling drill at training.

Collingwood (2023–)

Mitchell was traded to Collingwood at the end of the

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Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * 2×

McClelland Trophy The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy which has been awarded each year since 1951 by the Australian Football League (known prior to 1990 as the Victorian Football League) to the best-performing club in the home-and-away sea ...

():

Individual *

: 2018 * 2×

* 3×

: 2017, 2018, 2021 *

: 2018 *

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nominee:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Tom Claremont Football Club players Living people 1993 births Sydney Swans players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Hawthorn Football Club players All-Australians (AFL) Peter Crimmins Medal winners Leigh Matthews Trophy winners Brownlow Medal winners People educated at Hale School People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School Australian rules footballers from Melbourne