Mitch Georgiades

{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| fullname = Mitchell John Georgiades{{Cite tweet |user=PAFC |number=1879430821767246062 |title=the more you know 😂}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|09|28|df=y}}

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| originalteam = Subiaco (WAFL)/Hale School (PSA)

| draftpick = No. 18, 2019 national draft

| height = 192cm

| weight = 88kg

| position = Key Forward

| currentclub = {{AFL|PA}}

| guernsey = 19

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| years1 = 2020–

| club1 = {{AFL|PA}}

| games_goals1 = 76 (126)

| statsend = round 7, 2025

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| careerhighlights =

• 2× AFL Rising Star nominee (2020, 2021)
• Gavin Wanganeen Medal (2021)
• Mark of the Year (2022)
• Port Adelaide leading goalkicker (2024)

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Mitchell John Georgiades ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ɔː|dʒ|iː|ˈ|ɑː|d|ə|s}} {{respell|jaw|jee|AH|dəs}};{{Cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/video/730128/how-to-say-the-afl-s-trickiest-names|title=How to say the AFL's trickiest names|publisher=Australian Football League|date=30 March 2022|access-date=30 September 2022}} born 28 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Georgiades' father John played 103 games for West Australian Football League (WAFL) club {{WAFL|Sub}} and 15 games for Victorian Football League (VFL) club Footscray.{{cite news |last1=Woodcock |first1=Mitchell |last2=McArdle |first2=Jordan |title=WA young guns Kysaiah Pickett, Mitch Georgiades among locals confirmed for AFL debuts |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/wa-young-guns-kysaiah-pickett-mitch-georgiades-among-locals-confirmed-for-afl-debuts-ng-b881493794z |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=The West Australian |publisher=The West Australian and Seven West Media |date=19 March 2020}}

Georgiades made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2020 Season against Gold Coast, kicking two goals.

Georgiades, after a strong three-goal outing against Melbourne in Round 9 of the 2020 Premiership Season, he was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.{{Cite web|title=Georgiades nominated for Rising Star|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/788574/georgiades-nominated-for-rising-star|access-date=2020-08-03|website=www.portadelaidefc.com.au|date=3 August 2020 }}

He became one of the few individuals to be nominated for the rising star award twice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/916143/georgiades-receives-afl-rising-star-nomination|title = Georgiades receives AFL Rising Star nomination| date=19 April 2021 }}

Georgiades only played two senior matches in 2023 after injury his knee whilst attempting a mark in the second quarter of a SANFL game at Unley Oval. This injury ruled Georgiades out for the rest of the season.{{Cite web|title=Injury report: Georgiades ruled out for remainder of the season|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1315299/injury-report|date=24 April 2023|access-date=25 December 2023|website=www.portadelaidefc.com.au}}