Mitch Hallahan

Mitch Hallahan
Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Hallahan
Date of birth	(1992-08-23) 23 August 1992
Original team(s)	Box Hill Hawks
Draft	38th, 2010 National Draft, Hawthorn
Debut	Round 5, 21 April 2014, Hawthorn v. Geelong, at MCG
Height/Weight	183cm / 84kg
Position(s)	Mid
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	14
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–2014 2015–	Hawthorn Gold Coast Total	06 (2) 12 (3) 18 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
2013 Box Hill Premiership player 2013 J. J. Liston Trophy

Mitch Hallahan (born 23 August 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Hallahan was an all round junior sportsman, he learnt to box in a Rye gym. He won a state title in the Victorian cadet boxing championships. Hallahan was a co-captain of the Dandenong Stingrays team in the TAC Cup in 2010, but an ankle injury during the season caused a drop-off in form.

Hawthorn (2011–2014)

Hallahan was drafted by Hawthorn with the 38th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft, and continued to struggle with his ankle injury during the 2011 season.

In 2012 and 2013, Hallahan played exclusively with Hawthorn's VFL-affiliate, Box Hill. In 2013 he won the J.J. Liston Trophy in a three-way tie with Steve Clifton (North Ballarat) and Jordan Schroder (Geelong), all on 17 votes.

Hallahan was selected to make his debut for Hawthorn against Geelong at the MCG on Easter Monday, 2014. He was named on the interchange bench.

Gold Coast (2015)

On 16 October 2014, after struggling to break into the premier Hawthorn team during the regular season, Hallahan was traded to the Gold Coast Football Club.

External links

• Mitch Hallahan's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
• Mitch Hallahan's statistics from AFL Tables