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Mitch Wallis

Western Bulldogs

AFL career

162 games109 goals

Debut
R5 2011 v FRE25 Apr 2011
Most recent
R12 2022 v GEE3 June 2022

Stats

AFL

2022
WBD
5
4.0
2.2
6.2
2.2
0.6
0.2
1.2
0.8
0.8
33
34
2021
WBD
6
4.7
5.5
10.2
3.3
0.8
0.5
1.7
0.7
0.3
45
46
2020
WBD
18
4.6
4.6
9.2
2.3
1.1
0.4
1.7
1.4
0.8
46
71
2019
WBD
10
9.9
11.9
21.8
3.6
2.2
1.1
2.7
0.8
0.5
79
84
2018
WBD
18
7.9
13.4
21.4
3.3
1.2
0.7
3.9
1.1
0.2
82
92
2017
WBD
12
7.2
13.5
20.7
3.1
1.5
0.9
3.6
0.6
0.4
75
88
2016
WBD
17
9.1
13.7
22.8
2.6
1.2
0.7
3.4
0.6
0.4
80
87
2015
WBD
20
10.3
13.2
23.4
3.3
1.8
0.8
4.8
0.8
0.7
91
98
2014
WBD
13
5.9
10.5
16.5
1.5
0.8
1.5
4.4
0.2
0.2
58
63
2013
WBD
18
7.8
10.7
18.4
1.6
1.1
0.8
4.9
0.3
0.1
70
72
2012
WBD
19
9.0
13.5
22.5
3.6
1.1
0.4
4.2
0.4
0.2
84
87
2011
WBD
6
5.7
6.3
12.0
2.8
0.3
0.2
4.2
0.0
0.3
55
54

VFL

2022
FTS
3
9.3
12.7
22.0
5.0
0.7
0.3
2.0
0.3
0.3
78
2021
FTS
6
10.7
11.5
22.2
4.7
1.5
0.3
4.3
0.5
0.8
91
League
Season
GEE
MS
R12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
ESS
MS
R7
8
3
11
5
1
1
0
1
2.1
60
60
0
0
NTH
MS
R5
6
1
7
3
0
0
0
5
1.1
56
41
0
0
RCH
MCG
R4
3
4
7
2
1
0
0
0
0.1
25
22
0
0
SYD
MS
R3
3
3
6
1
1
0
0
0
1.1
26
45
0
0

Profile

Born
24 Oct 1992 (age 33y 362d)
Birthplace
Melbourne, VIC
Height
185 cm
Weight
84 kg

Teams

Family

Arriving at Whitten Oval as a father-son selection in the 2010 National Draft, Mitch Wallis quickly established himself as a hard-edged inside midfielder capable of performing disciplined tagging roles. The son of former captain Steve Wallis, he became a core component of the Bulldogs' engine room during the club's rise under Luke Beveridge. However, his tenure is often viewed through a lens of misfortune; despite playing a pivotal role throughout the 2016 campaign, a horrific broken leg suffered late in the season forced him to watch from the sidelines as the club broke its 62-year premiership drought.

Displaying immense resilience, Wallis returned to the field and evolved into a significant leader, eventually serving as the club's vice-captain. With the Bulldogs' midfield rotation becoming increasingly squeezed by star talent, he successfully reinvented himself as a defensive forward with strong marking ability, notably topping the club's goalkicking tally during the shortened 2020 season. Despite this late-career resurgence, he struggled to command a spot in the senior side during his final two years and departed the club at the end of 2022 as a respected one-club veteran.