Sam Mitchell (footballer)

Sam Mitchell
Mitchell with Hawthorn in 2019
Personal information
Full name Samuel Mitchell
Date of birth (1982-10-12) 12 October 1982 (age 41)
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 022 0(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
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]

  1. ^ SEN (19 October 2018). "Sam Mitchell returns to Hawthorn as an assistant coach". Seven News. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Clarkson to step down as senior coach at end of 2021". Hawthorn Football Club. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.