| Mitch Morton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell Robert Morton | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Determinator | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont(WAFL) | ||
| Draft | 44th (Father-Son) overall,2004 West Coast | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half Forward/Full Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2005–2007 | West Coast | 12(11) | |
| 2008–2011 | Richmond | 59(94) | |
| 2012–2013 | Sydney | 12(11) | |
| Total | 83 (116) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mitchell Morton (born 28 January 1987) is a formerAustralian rules football player who last played for theSydney Swans in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Morton was initially drafted by theWest Coast Eagles under thefather–son rule as he is the son of Noel Morton, who played 171WAFL games forClaremont.
At the end of the 2007 season,West Coast traded Morton toRichmond[1] for the number 35 draft pick in the2007 AFL draft. Morton was prominent and vital member of the Tigers squad, winning the Michael Roach medal as the leading goal kicker for the club this season (2009) with 41 goals. Morton fell out of favour in 2011, only managing 9 games. He was subsequently traded to theSydney Swans on 17 October 2011 for draft pick #79.
In his first year on the Swans' list, he played the vast majority of the year in the reserves side in theNEAFL. Despite kicking bags of goals on a regular basis, Morton was denied his debut in the seniors side until very late in the season. Halfway through the year he was told that in order to have any chance of winning a spot in the seniors side he had to improve specific parts of his game that had nothing to do with his goal kicking. Having improved sufficiently in those areas along with an injury toBen McGlynn, Morton was able to secure a spot in the Sydney side for the finals. He kicked 2 goals in the Qualifying final against theAdelaide Crows and another 2 in the2012 AFL Grand Final against theHawthorn Hawks, justifying the gamble the Swans took on him.[2]
Towards the end of the 2013 AFL season, Morton announced his retirement, to pursue a career in the corporate sector.[3]
A former student ofHale School inPerth, Mitch is the brother ofJarryd, who played forHawthorn, andCale,[1] who has played forMelbourne andWest Coast.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2005 | West Coast | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | West Coast | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2007 | West Coast | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 42 | 106 | 37 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | Richmond | 20 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 131 | 60 | 191 | 80 | 36 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | Richmond | 20 | 21 | 41 | 26 | 188 | 123 | 311 | 119 | 56 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | Richmond | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 113 | 93 | 206 | 52 | 39 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | Richmond | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 49 | 112 | 23 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | Sydney | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| 2013 | Sydney | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 14 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Career | 83 | 116 | 64 | 638 | 430 | 1068 | 351 | 206 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | ||
