Mitchell Thorp
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Mitchell Thorp is an Australian rules football
player who formerly played for the Hawthorn Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
A key position player taken at pick 6 in the 2006 National Draft
.
Thorp debuted against Richmond
in round 15 and after a large media build up he played a promising game, including kicking a goal. An injury from that game mean't he was not unable to play the following week.
Called in as a late replacement, Thorp played his second game against Sydney in Round 2 2009.
Thorp had surgery to remove a bone fragment and have a pin inserted in his foot. Thorp would take at least three months to recover from a broken sesamoid bone in his left foot. The injury ruled Thorp out for the rest of the 2009 season.
Thorp was delisted by the Hawthorn Football club on Wednesday 28 October 2009 after no club showed interest in him. He later entered the National Draft.
In 2010, Thorp played as a forward for Werribee Football Club
in the VFL.
In 2011, he returned to play football in Tasmania for the South Launceston Football Club
.
He has been appointed coach of South Launceston for the 2012 season.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who formerly played for the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
A key position player taken at pick 6 in the 2006 National Draft
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
.
Thorp debuted against Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in round 15 and after a large media build up he played a promising game, including kicking a goal. An injury from that game mean't he was not unable to play the following week.
Called in as a late replacement, Thorp played his second game against Sydney in Round 2 2009.
Thorp had surgery to remove a bone fragment and have a pin inserted in his foot. Thorp would take at least three months to recover from a broken sesamoid bone in his left foot. The injury ruled Thorp out for the rest of the 2009 season.
Thorp was delisted by the Hawthorn Football club on Wednesday 28 October 2009 after no club showed interest in him. He later entered the National Draft.
In 2010, Thorp played as a forward for Werribee Football Club
Werribee Football Club
The Werribee Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club, based in Werribee, was formed in 1965 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League. Werribee was defeated by the Sandringham Football Club in the 2005 VFL Grand Final.-History:The Werribee Football Club...
in the VFL.
In 2011, he returned to play football in Tasmania for the South Launceston Football Club
South Launceston Football Club
The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...
.
He has been appointed coach of South Launceston for the 2012 season.
Cited references
- http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-118-10455-0-0&sID=56269
External links
- http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mitch_Thorp.html