13 Facts About Mitch Hannan

Mitchell Hannan was born on 9 March 1994 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne in the Australian Football League, having been initially drafted to the Melbourne Football Club.

Mitch Hannan was a delisted at the end of the 2023 AFL Season.

Originally from Gisborne, Victoria, Mitch Hannan failed to make the Calder Cannons and Bendigo Pioneers sides in the TAC Cup before leaving his junior club, Woodend, to join the St Bernard's Football Club in the premier division of the Victorian Amateur Football Association.

Mitch Hannan won a premiership with the club in 2015 and was named the best player on the ground in the grand final, winning the Jock Nelson Medal.

Mitch Hannan played four matches for Footscray in the Victorian Football League in the same season, before playing solely for the club in the 2016 season.

Mitch Hannan was pivotal in Footscray's semi final win against Essendon according to Maribyrnong Leader reporter, Tim Michell, where he kicked three goals in the final quarter and "came to life in the last term to inspire his side".

Mitch Hannan played in his second premiership in two years when Footscray defeated the Casey by thirty-three points at Etihad Stadium in the VFL Grand Final.

Mitch Hannan was recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with their first selection and forty-sixth overall in the 2016 national draft.

Mitch Hannan did not feature in any matches during the JLT Community Series and despite this, he made his debut in the opening round of the 2017 season in the thirty point win against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, in which he kicked two goals.

Mitch Hannan played the opening four matches before he was omitted for the round five match against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and missed just the one match, returning for the thirty-eight point win against Essendon at Etihad Stadium.

Mitch Hannan played every match until the round twenty game against Greater Western Sydney at UNSW Canberra Oval, before returning for the last three matches of the year to finish with twenty games in total in his debut season.

Mitch Hannan made his debut for the Bulldogs in the Round 7 match against Richmond.

Mitch Hannan made the grand final in his first year, but was beaten by his old team, Melbourne by 74 points.