Mitch Georgiades
| Mitch Georgiades | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell John Georgiades[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) | Subiaco (WAFL)/Hale School (PSA) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 2019 national draft | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Port Adelaide | 85 (151) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 17, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mitchell John Georgiades (/dʒɔːdʒiːˈɑːdəs/ jaw-jee-AH-dəs;[2] born 28 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]Georgiades started his junior football with the Wembley Downs Football Club in Perth before joining Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) where he led the side in a two-point Grand Final win over Swan Districts in the 2018 WAFL Colts premiership.[3] That year, he represented Western Australia in all four AFL Under 18 Championships matches, averaging 10 disposals and four marks.[3]
AFL career
[edit]Georgiades joined Port Adelaide for the 2019 AFL season but did not play after suffering a quad injury in the under-17 NAB All Stars game on Grand Final day the previous year.[3]
Georgiades made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2020 season against Gold Coast, kicking two goals.[citation needed] After a three-goal outing against Melbourne in round 9, he was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.[4] In round 5 of the 2021 season, he received another nomination for AFL Rising Star.[5]
In 2022, Georgiades was the AFL's Mark of the Year for his round 16 mark against Fremantle.[6][7]
On 24 April 2023, Georgiades was ruled out for the rest of the season after he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a SANFL game.[8]
In the 2024 AFL season, Georgiades played 20 games for Port Adelaide and kicked a career-high 44 goals.[9]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of round 17, 2025[10]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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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 |
| 2024 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 20 | 44 | 27 | 142 | 75 | 217 | 107 | 33 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 16 | 42 | 28 | 141 | 47 | 188 | 92 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Career | 85 | 151 | 107 | 592 | 311 | 903 | 414 | 144 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 1.6 | ||
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.
Personal life
[edit]Georgiades' father, John, played 103 games for WAFL club Subiaco and 15 games for Victorian Football League (VFL) club Footscray.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ @PAFC (15 January 2025). "the more you know 😂" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mitch doubles up: Power forward nabs second Rising Star nomination". afl.com.au. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Georgiades nominated for Rising Star". www.portadelaidefc.com.au. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Georgiades receives AFL Rising Star nomination". portadelaidefc.com.au. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "2022 Four'N Twenty Mark of the Year - Mitch Georgiades". afl.com.au. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Georgiades wins Mark of the Year". portadelaidefc.com.au. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Injury report: Georgiades ruled out for remainder of the season". portadelaidefc.com.au. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Steve (9 December 2024). "Soldo in seamless return to Port after trade request - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia". www.indailysa.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Mitch Georgiades". AFL Tables.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- 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
