Sam Mitchell | |||
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![]() Mitchell with Hawthorn in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Samuel Mitchell | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Box Hill, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 36, 2001 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 5, 2002, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2002–2016 | Hawthorn | 307 (67) | |
2017 | West Coast | 22 (4) | |
Total | 329 (71) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2008 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
International team honours | |||
2014–2015 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
2021 | Box Hill (VFL) | 10 (8–2–0) | |
2022– | Hawthorn | 68 (29–39–0) | |
Total | 68 (29–39–0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 24, 2024. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Samuel Mitchell (born 12 October 1982) is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is the current coach of the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
As a player, he played with the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Following his retirement in 2017, Mitchell remained with West Coast as an assistant coach in 2018. In 2019, Mitchell returned to Hawthorn as the midfield coach before becoming head of development and senior coach of Hawthorn's VFL affiliate team, the Box Hill Hawks in 2021.[1] In July 2021, Hawthorn appointed Mitchell as the next senior coach, taking over from Alastair Clarkson at the end of the 2021 season.[2]