Lily Mithen Explained

Lily Mithen
Birth Date:2 March 1998
Originalteam:North Geelong Football Club (GDFL)
Draftpick:No. 73, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:Casey Fields
Height:159 cm
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:14
Years1:2017–
Games Goals1:71 (8)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Sooyears1:2017
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:1 (0)
Repstatsend:the 2018 season
Careerhighlights:

Lily Mithen (born 2 March 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their tenth selection and seventy-third overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] After the nineteen point win against at Ikon Park in round two—in which she recorded fourteen disposals, three marks and two tackles—she was the round nominee for the AFLW Rising Star.[3] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[4] She also won Geelong's 2017 best and fairest award in the club's VFL Women's team.[5]

Melbourne signed Mithen for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[6]

Mithen's grandfather's cousin is Laurie Mithen – a Melbourne great, who played in five premierships and was named in the club's team of the century.[7] Her father is former Nine Network journalist Anthony Mithen.[8]

Honours

Best & Fairest (Youth Girls): 2014 (tied)[9]

Premiers (Youth Girls): Newtown & Chilwell 2014, 2015[10]

Best & Fairest : 2017

Premiers: S7 (2022)

Notes and References

  1. News: No.73: Lily Mithen. Burgan. Matt. 12 October 2016. MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. 15 May 2017.
  2. News: AFLW: All the round one teams. Australian Associated Press. Australian Associated Press. 3 February 2017. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 15 May 2017.
  3. News: Tayla Harris and Lily Mithen named AFLW Rising Star nominees after Round 2 performances. 14 February 2017. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 15 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Lily Mithen. AustralianFootball.com. 15 May 2017.
  5. Web site: 2019 VFL Women's Media Guide. VFL.
  6. Web site: AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au. afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. 26 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Mithen name lives on at Melbourne. www.melbournefc.com.au. 17 March 2019. 26 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Lily Mithen is the new breed of the new breed after achieving her dream as an 18-year-old. Herald Sun. Eliza. Sewell. 4 February 2017. 26 February 2024.
  9. Web site: AFL Barwon 2014 Annual Report (p 39) . AFL Barwon . 28 May 2021.
  10. Web site: AFL Barwon Annual Report 2015 (p 40) . AFL Barwon . 28 May 2021.