Mitch Georgiades

Mitchell John Georgiades (/dʒɔːdʒiːˈɑːdəs/ jaw-jee-AH-dəs;^[2] born 28 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Mitch Georgiades
Personal information
Full name	Mitchell John Georgiades[1]
Born	(2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 24)
Original team	Subiaco (WAFL)/Hale School (PSA)
Draft	No. 18, 2019 national draft
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Port Adelaide
Number	19
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–	Port Adelaide	92 (167)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
Mark of the Year: 2022 2x Port Adelaide leading goalkicker: 2024, 2025 2× AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020, 2021 Gavin Wanganeen Medal: 2021
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Georgiades started his junior football with the Wembley Downs Football Club in Perth before joining Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) where he led the side in a two-point Grand Final win over Swan Districts in the 2018 WAFL Colts premiership.^[3] That year, he represented Western Australia in all four AFL Under 18 Championships matches, averaging 10 disposals and four marks.^[3]

AFL career

Georgiades joined Port Adelaide for the 2019 AFL season but did not play after suffering a quad injury in the under-17 NAB All Stars game on Grand Final day the previous year.^[3]

Georgiades made his AFL debut in round 1 of the 2020 season against Gold Coast, kicking two goals.^[4] After a three-goal outing against Melbourne in round 9, he was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.^[5] In round 5 of the 2021 season, he received another nomination for AFL Rising Star.^[6]

In 2022, Georgiades was the AFL's Mark of the Year for his round 16 mark against Fremantle.^[7][8]

On 24 April 2023, Georgiades was ruled out for the rest of the season after he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a SANFL game.^[9]

In the 2024 AFL season, Georgiades played 20 games for Port Adelaide and kicked a career-high 44 goals.^[10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2025 season^[11]

Legend

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
2020[a]	Port Adelaide	19	7	8	6	39	19	58	20	14	1.1	0.9	5.6	2.7	8.3	2.9	2.0
2021	Port Adelaide	19	21	32	17	134	76	210	93	37	1.5	0.8	6.4	3.6	10.0	4.4	1.8
2022	Port Adelaide	19	19	23	24	118	85	203	90	40	1.2	1.2	6.2	4.5	10.6	4.7	2.1
2023	Port Adelaide	19	2	2	5	18	9	27	12	2	1.0	2.5	9.0	4.5	13.5	6.0	1.0
2024	Port Adelaide	19	20	44	27	142	75	217	107	33	2.2	1.4	7.1	3.8	10.9	5.4	1.7
2025	Port Adelaide	19	22	54	41	194	69	263	120	26	2.5	1.9†	8.8	3.1	11.9	5.5	1.2
Career			91	163	120	645	333	978	442	163	1.8	1.3	7.1	3.6	10.7	4.9	1.8

Notes

1. 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.

Personal life

Georgiades' father, John, played 103 games for WAFL club Subiaco and 15 games for Victorian Football League (VFL) club Footscray.^[12]