1. Sam Mitchell (2017)

[kane249]

Details
Number 1
Height 179cm
Weight 83Kg
DOB 12-10-1982
Debut 2002 Vs Richmond round 5

Player honours: 4 X Premiership Player (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015), 5 X Best & Fairest, 3 X All-Australian (2011, 2013, 2015), AFL Rising Star Winner 2003, AFL Brownlow Medallist 2012
Draft history: 2001 AFL Draft Pick 36 (Hawthorn), 2016 Traded for pick 88

 

[kane249]

 

[ioppolo]

Picked up at 36, traded for 88, definitely lost his currency.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Barring any selection surprises, Mitchell will become the 230th Eagles player this weekend. He'll also be the oldest to make his debut - he's three days older than Petrie. (Next oldest is Rob Wiley who had just turned 32, more than 2 years younger than Mitchell and Petrie). Mitchell and Petrie will be the two oldest Eagles ever, surpassing Chris Mainwaring who was 33years 210days when he played his last game. They'll also be the most experienced - no Eagle has ever had more than 300 games of V/AFL experience. Petrie is a few games ahead of Mitchell in that regard.

In more random facts, he'll be the seventh player to appear for WCE after having worn the brown and gold (behind Ellis, Chick, Collica, Taylor, Harding and Malaxos), the sixth player to wear the #1 guernsey (behind Brown, Gardiner, Heady, Pyke and W.Matera) and the second Sam.

 

[Smeg Head]

Makes it into the AFL team of the week, winning 74% of the poll vote, shitting on even Mark McGowan's figures with that!

#moist4mitchell

 

[WCE1987]

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-n...d-of-a-different-feather-20170408-gvgoam.html

 

[Todman]

Barring any selection surprises, Mitchell will become the 230th Eagles player this weekend. He'll also be the oldest to make his debut - he's three days older than Petrie. (Next oldest is Rob Wiley who had just turned 32, more than 2 years younger than Mitchell and Petrie). Mitchell and Petrie will be the two oldest Eagles ever, surpassing Chris Mainwaring who was 33years 210days when he played his last game. They'll also be the most experienced - no Eagle has ever had more than 300 games of V/AFL experience. Petrie is a few games ahead of Mitchell in that regard.

In more random facts, he'll be the seventh player to appear for WCE after having worn the brown and gold (behind Ellis, Chick, Collica, Taylor, Harding and Malaxos), the sixth player to wear the #1 guernsey (behind Brown, Gardiner, Heady, Pyke and W.Matera) and the second Sam.

Ten games into the season, how is he tracking? Is the team better when he in or is he keeping a young bloke from getting game?