Mitch Hallahan

Mitch Hallahan
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Hallahan
Date of birth23 August 1992
Original teamSorrento / Dandenong Stingrays
Draft38th, 2010 National Draft, Hawthorn
DebutRound 5, 21 April 2014, Hawthorn
v. Geelong, at MCG
Height/Weight183cm / 84kg
Position(s)Mid
Club information
Current clubGold Coast
Number14
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–2014
2015-		Hawthorn
Gold Coast
Total		6 (2)
1 (0)
7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 1, 2015 season.
Career highlights

Mitch Hallahan (born 23 August 1992) is an Australian rules footballer, currently with the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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. [4]

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.[5]

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