Laurie Mithen

Laurie Mithen
Mithen in 1954
Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Sidney Mithen
Date of birth	(1934-04-15)15 April 1934
Date of death	2 February 2022(2022-02-02) (aged 87)
Original team(s)	Ormond (VAFA)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1954–1962	Melbourne	153 (108)
1963–1965	Port Melbourne (VFA)	052
1966–1967	Claremont (WAFL)	034 00(4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
Career highlights
5× VFL premierships: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 2× Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 1958, 1959 Melbourne leading goalkicker: 1962 Melbourne Team of the Century–interchange Melbourne Hall of Fame
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lawrence Sidney Mithen (15 April 1934 – 2 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during their successful period in the late 1950s under Norm Smith.