Player
Hugh Mitchell
Essendon · #31·15 seasons (1953–1967)·224 games·Born 22-Nov-1934 (age 91)·183 cm·80 kg
Games
224
Disposals
598
Goals
301
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
30
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Essendon | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | Essendon | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1957 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1958 | Essendon | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1959 | Essendon | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1960 | Essendon | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1961 | Essendon | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1962 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Essendon | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Essendon | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1965 | Essendon | 21 | 17.1 | 1.0 | 18.1 | 3.8 | — | 0.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1966 | Essendon | 17 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 2.6 | — | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 2 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Essendon | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | Essendon | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1957 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1958 | Essendon | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1959 | Essendon | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1960 | Essendon | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1961 | Essendon | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1962 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Essendon | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Essendon | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1965 | Essendon | 21 | 359 | 21 | 380 | 80 | — | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1966 | Essendon | 17 | 171 | 23 | 194 | 45 | — | 11 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 2 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
32
27, 26, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21
Kicks
31
26, 24, 23, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 19
Marks
8
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Handballs
6
4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Goals
9
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Behinds
6
5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
5
4, 2, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
4
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1