Mitch Wallis

Mitch Wallis
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Wallis
Date of birth24 October 1992
Original teamCalder Cannons
Draft2010: #22 (F/S) (Western Bulldogs)
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubWestern Bulldogs
Number3
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–Western Bulldogs49 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 11, 2014 season.

Mitchell "Mitch" Wallis (born 24 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. He is the son of former Bulldogs legend Stephen Wallis.[1]

Originally from Melbourne, Victoria, and graduating from St Kevin's College, Toorak in 2010, Wallis was drafted to the Bulldogs from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup with the 22nd selection in the 2010 AFL Draft as a father-son selection, after Port Adelaide nominated their intention to draft him with first-round pick (pick 16) if available.[1]

He captained Vic Metro in the 2010 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, where he averaged 28 disposals at 83 per cent efficiency in three matches before being injured. He also captained his school's (St Kevin's College) First XVIII team, and represented them at the APS vs AGS representative game.[2]

In the 2010 TAC Cup Grand Final, he had 47 disposals and was awarded best on ground, in the Cannons 58 point defeat of Gippsland Power.[3]

AFL Career

He made his AFL debut for the Bulldogs in Round 5 against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium, as the substitute player, replacing Tom Williams at three-quarter time.[4] In round 4 of the 2012 AFL season Wallis was rewarded with a nomination for the 2012 AFL Rising Star.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Dogs secure Wallis, Liberatore
  2. ↑ Draft combine: medium midfielders
  3. ↑ Wallis Impresses with 47-touch TAC Cup GF
  4. ↑ Lower leaves it late for Freo
  5. ↑ Holmesby, Luke. "Son of a 'Scray". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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