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Mitch McGovern

Carlton

Mitch McGovern portrait

AFL career

170 games154 goals

Debut
R1 2016 v NTH26 Mar 2016
Most recent
FW1 2026 v GEE4 Sept 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
CAR
25
7.2
3.2
10.4
4.2
1.0
0.3
1.9
1.4
0.6
57
62
2025
CAR
17
11.2
3.1
14.4
4.5
1.0
0.6
1.5
0.6
0.2
63
68
2024
CAR
18
13.6
3.0
16.6
4.7
1.1
0.3
1.6
0.2
0.2
69
76
2023
CAR
22
13.5
3.7
17.2
4.8
0.7
0.7
2.5
0.1
0.1
71
82
2022
CAR
7
12.1
2.7
14.9
6.4
0.9
0.9
1.9
0.0
0.1
67
68
2021
CAR
5
8.4
2.8
11.2
4.8
1.4
0.0
2.6
1.2
0.8
65
59
2020
CAR
12
5.8
1.5
7.3
3.3
0.8
0.6
1.8
0.8
0.2
41
53
2019
CAR
16
6.0
2.5
8.5
3.8
0.9
0.4
1.5
1.4
0.7
49
49
2018
ADE
12
10.3
2.6
12.9
6.5
1.3
0.6
1.8
1.3
1.1
71
68
2017
ADE
13
8.1
3.2
11.3
5.1
1.0
0.6
2.6
1.5
1.3
66
66
2016
ADE
23
6.2
3.8
10.0
4.2
0.6
0.5
2.6
1.4
0.9
57
58

VFL

2025
CAR
1
17.0
4.0
21.0
10.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
102
2022
CAR
1
11.0
6.0
17.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
72
2021
CAR
1
12.0
3.0
15.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
89

SANFL

2018
ADE
1
10.0
1.0
11.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
75
2017
ADE
2
7.5
3.5
11.0
3.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
2.5
1.0
59
League
Season
GEE
MCG
FW1
2
1
3
2
0
1
0
1
0.0
15
21
0
0
MEL
MCG
WF
5
5
10
4
2
0
0
3
0.0
51
42
0
0
FRE
MS
R24
8
4
12
4
2
1
0
1
0.2
49
65
0
0
WBD
MS
R23
7
4
11
8
1
1
0
2
1.2
67
55
0
0
STK
MS
R22
9
6
15
6
0
0
0
2
2.1
78
63
0
0
BRL
MS
R21
4
6
10
2
1
0
0
0
1.0
37
61
0
0
GCS
MS
R20
8
1
9
4
1
0
0
1
2.0
55
63
0
0
COL
MCG
R19
6
5
11
6
0
0
0
2
2.0
66
87
0
0
HAW
MCG
R18
10
2
12
7
1
0
0
0
2.0
68
57
0
0
RCH
MCG
R17
9
4
13
6
0
0
0
3
1.0
71
84
0
1
WCE
MS
R16
7
4
11
5
0
0
0
1
2.1
61
65
0
0
GWS
ENG
R15
9
2
11
5
1
1
0
3
0.0
56
57
0
0
ESS
MCG
R13
6
3
9
4
1
0
0
2
0.0
45
46
0
0
GEE
MCG
R12
8
1
9
5
1
0
0
2
0.2
52
53
0
0
PAD
AO
R11
10
2
12
8
0
0
0
1
2.1
75
61
0
0
WBD
MS
R10
4
2
6
0
1
0
0
2
0.1
26
27
0
0
BRL
Gabba
R9
5
2
7
2
1
1
0
2
3.1
50
52
0
0
STK
MS
R8
7
4
11
5
1
0
0
1
1.2
57
77
0
0
FRE
OS
R7
7
1
8
2
1
0
0
1
3.0
52
61
0
0
COL
MCG
R6
5
2
7
1
1
1
0
4
3.0
54
66
0
0
ADE
AO
R5
8
2
10
3
2
1
0
4
2.1
65
62
0
0
NTH
MS
R4
6
2
8
2
4
1
0
6
2.0
65
70
0
0
MEL
MCG
R3
7
6
13
2
2
0
0
2
3.2
69
84
0
0
RCH
MCG
R1
11
4
15
6
0
0
0
1
2.0
75
106
0
1
SYD
SCG
R0
12
4
16
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
59
58
0
1

Profile

Born
11 Oct 1994 (age 32y 11d)
Height
190 cm
Weight
88 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Family

Bio

1 revision

Hailing from Western Australia and the younger brother of West Coast premiership star Jeremy McGovern, Mitch McGovern was selected by Adelaide with pick 43 in the 2014 National Draft. Initially establishing himself as a dynamic key forward with strong hands and an impressive vertical leap, he became a valuable asset for the Crows, famously kicking a goal after the siren to secure a draw against Collingwood in 2017. However, his time in South Australia ended controversially when he requested a trade to Carlton at the end of 2018, despite having recently signed a long-term contract extension.

McGovern arrived at Princes Park on a significant contract but initially struggled to deliver on high expectations as a forward, with his early seasons at the Blues hampered by recurring injuries and conditioning battles. Following a period of intense scrutiny regarding his form and durability, he successfully reinvented himself as an intercepting defender. Leveraging his natural aerial ability and elite field kicking, McGovern transformed into a key pillar of Carlton's backline, evolving from a mercurial goalkicker into a composed veteran who reads the play and sets up counter-attacks from defence.

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