Chris Mitchell (Australian footballer)

Chris Mitchell
Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1947
Original team(s)	Old Geelong Grammerians
Height/Weight	193 cm / 87 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1967-1968 1969-1970 1971 1971	Geelong East Perth Geelong Carlton	42 (32) 15 0(?) 04 0(1) 05 0(6)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971 season.

Chris Mitchell (born 1 January 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the VFL.

Ruckman Chris Mitchell was handy around goals and kicked 23 of them in his debut season for Geelong in 1967. He played in the VFL Grand Final that year but ended up on the losing team.

In 1969 he left Victoria and signed up with WANFL club East Perth where he spent two years before returning to Geelong.^[1] He represented Western Australia in a game at the 1969 Adelaide Carnival. His second stint at the Cats lasted just half a season and he finished the year at Carlton. It was against Geelong that he made his Carlton debut and he kicked a career high five goals.

References

1. "Lalich - Quinn - East Perth FC". East Perth Football Club.

• Chris Mitchell's statistics from AFL Tables
• Blueseum profile
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.