Mitch Georgiades (/dʒɔːdʒiːˈɑːdəs/ jaw-jee-AH-dəs;[1] born 28 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Georgiades' father John played 103 games for West Australian Football League (WAFL) club Subiaco and 15 games for Victorian Football League (VFL) club Footscray.[2]
Georgiades made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2020 Season against Gold Coast, kicking two goals.
Georgiades, after a strong three-goal outing against Melbourne in Round 9 of the 2020 Premiership Season, he was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.[3]
He became one of the few individuals to be nominated for the rising star award twice.[4]
Georgiades only played two senior matches in 2023 after injury his knee whilst attempting a mark in the second quarter of a SANFL game at Unley Oval. This injury ruled Georgiades out for the rest of the season.[5]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2023[6]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2020[a] | Port Adelaide | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 58 | 20 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 134 | 76 | 210 | 93 | 37 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 118 | 85 | 203 | 90 | 40 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 49 | 65 | 52 | 309 | 189 | 498 | 215 | 93 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 1.9 | ||
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.
References
- ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Woodcock, Mitchell; McArdle, Jordan (19 March 2020). "WA young guns Kysaiah Pickett, Mitch Georgiades among locals confirmed for AFL debuts". The West Australian. The West Australian and Seven West Media. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Georgiades nominated for Rising Star". www.portadelaidefc.com.au. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Georgiades receives AFL Rising Star nomination". 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Injury report: Georgiades ruled out for remainder of the season". www.portadelaidefc.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Mitch Georgiades". AFL Tables.
External links
- Mitch Georgiades's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
- Mitch Georgiades's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Mitch Georgiades at AustralianFootball.com
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