Mitchell Jai Crowden[1] (born 28 April 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Mitch Crowden | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell Jai Crowden | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Barker, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Meadows Football ClubSturt (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 59, 2017 national draft | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2022 | Fremantle | 40 (15) | |
| 2023– | East Perth | 19 (15) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career edit
Originally from Meadows in the Adelaide Hills, Crowden played for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), playing in both their 2017 reserves and colts premiership teams.[2] After testing very well at the South Australian draft combine,[2] where he finished in the top 5 in all six categories,[3] he was then selected by Fremantle with their fourth selection, fifty ninth overall, in the 2017 AFL national draft.[4]
AFL career edit
Crowden made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the second round of the 2018 AFL season.[5] Crowden signed a two-year contract extension in March 2018 tying him to the club until the end of the 2021 season.[6] Following the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season Mitch was delisted by Fremantle.[7]
Statistics edit
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 10, 2022[8]
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Behinds | H
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018 | Fremantle | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 59 | 97 | 21 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 8 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 34 | 84 | 15 | 47 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 12 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 97 | 167 | 34 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 40 | 15 | 12 | 185 | 223 | 408 | 78 | 129 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References edit
- ^ "PAC Chronicle 2016" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b Capel, Andrew (8 November 2017). "Sturt's Mitch Crowden has overcome disappointment of being overlooked for the Draft Combine to make his AFL case". The Advertiser. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "2017 AFL State Combine Results". SANFL. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (24 November 2017). "Dockers hoodwink draft experts to spring pick two surprise". Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Duffield, Mark (29 March 2018). "Roar talent: Freo debutants Cerra and Crowden once Tiger fans". PerthNow. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Crowden commits to 2021". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Fremantle list update". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Mitch Crowden". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links edit
- Mitch Crowden's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Mitch Crowden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- WAFL Player Profile and Statistics