Mitch McGovern
Australian rules footballer
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Mitchell Gordon McGovern (born 11 October 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with the forty-third selection in the 2014 national draft by the Adelaide Football Club from West Australian Football League (WAFL) club Claremont.
| Mitch McGovern | |||
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McGovern playing for Adelaide in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell Gordon McGovern | ||
| Nickname | Brackets[1] | ||
| Born | 11 October 1994 | ||
| Original teams |
North Albany Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 43, 2014 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2016, Adelaide vs. North Melbourne, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward/Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2018 | Adelaide | 48 (67) | |
| 2019– | Carlton | 104 (68) | |
| Total | 152 (135) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
Adelaide
In 2015, McGovern's first season at AFL level was interrupted by injuries, but he showed promise in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), kicking 15 goals in 11 games for Adelaide's reserves side.[2] He made his AFL debut in round 1, 2016 against North Melbourne.[3]
During the last quarter of the Round 3 Showdown in 2017, McGovern injured his hamstring and had to leave the ground for the rest of the match.[4]
In Round 19 2017, McGovern took a large pack mark with approximately two seconds left in the last quarter and goaled after the final siren to draw with Collingwood despite his team at one stage being 50 points down during the match.[5] McGovern's hamstring worries continued early in Adelaide's 2017 finals series, and as a result missed out on their preliminary final against Geelong and the following 2017 Grand Final against Richmond.[6]
Carlton
After the 2018 season, McGovern informed the Crows he would like to be traded, despite having two years left on his contract. After requesting a trade to Carlton, McGovern was traded on 10 October.[7] Battling through consistent injuries, McGovern played only five games in 2021 and seven games in 2022. McGovern overcame his injury woes and reinvented himself as a footballer, moving down to defence under new coach Michael Voss.[8]
In a 2024 grudge match against Collingwood, McGovern had an opportunity to kick a goal after the siren to win the match for Carlton with his team down by three points. However, McGovern failed to kick a score.[9]
Personal life
Mitch is the younger brother of former West Coast player Jeremy McGovern, and the son of former Sydney and Fremantle player Andrew McGovern.[10] Mitch McGovern, after being tutored by Cam Ellis-Yolmen, is proficient at the didgeridoo.[11]
McGovern is the father of two children with wife Kirsten. Their names are Margot and Hamish.[12]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 7, 2026.[13]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2015 | Adelaide | 41[14] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | Adelaide | 41 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 142 | 88 | 230 | 96 | 60 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | Adelaide | 41 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 105 | 42 | 147 | 66 | 34 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Adelaide | 41 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 124 | 31 | 155 | 78 | 22 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2019 | Carlton | 11 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 96 | 40 | 136 | 60 | 24 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Carlton | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 70 | 18 | 88 | 39 | 21 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carlton | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 14 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carlton | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 19 | 104 | 45 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | Carlton | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 297 | 82 | 379 | 105 | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 3.7 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Carlton | 11 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 244 | 54 | 298 | 85 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2025 | Carlton | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 191 | 53 | 244 | 76 | 26 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2026 | Carlton | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 77 | 21 | 18 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | |
| Career | 152 | 135 | 80 | 1452 | 462 | 1914 | 695 | 314 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 4 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
