Mitch Hallahan

Mitch Hallahan (born 23 August 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Mitch Hallahan
Hallahan in May 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Hallahan
Date of birth	(1992-08-23) 23 August 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Box Hill Hawks
Draft	No. 38, 2010 national draft
Debut	Round 5, 2014, Hawthorn vs. Geelong, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Midfield
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–2014	Hawthorn	06 (2)
2015–2017	Gold Coast	20 (5)
Total		26 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2013 J. J. Liston Trophy: 2013 SFC Best & Fairest 2018,2019,2021 MPNFL Div. 1 Best & Fairest 2019
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 Hawks. 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 (2015–2017)

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. Hallahan was delisted by Gold Coast in September 2017.^[5]

Statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2011	Hawthorn	38	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2012	Hawthorn	38	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2013	Hawthorn	38	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2014	Hawthorn	38	6	2	4	42	63	105	18	24	0.3	0.7	7.0	10.5	17.5	3.0	4.0	0
2015	Gold Coast	14	12	3	2	134	94	228	38	56	0.3	0.2	11.2	7.8	19.0	3.2	4.7	0
2016	Gold Coast	14	5	1	1	45	44	89	6	16	0.2	0.2	9.0	8.8	17.8	1.2	3.2	0
2017	Gold Coast	14	3	1	1	32	33	65	13	11	0.3	0.3	10.7	11.0	21.7	4.3	3.7	0
Career[6]			26	7	8	253	234	487	75	107	0.3	0.3	9.7	9.0	18.7	2.9	4.1	0

Honours and achievements

Team

• VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2013

Individual

• J.J. Liston Trophy: 2013