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Kobe Mutch

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Kobe Mutch
Mutch playing for Essendon in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s) Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 42, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 6, 2018, Essendon vs. Melbourne, at Etihad Stadium
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 19
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2020 Essendon 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kobe Mutch (born 18 March 1998) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 2017 and 2020. Mutch, who was named in the 2016 Under 18s All-Australian team,[1] was selected by Essendon with their fourth selection and forty-second overall in the 2016 national draft.[2] He spent the 2017 season in Essendon's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), where he came second in Essendon's best and fairest.[3] He made his senior debut in the thirty-six point loss to Melbourne at Etihad Stadium in round six of the 2018 season.[4] On September 20, 2020, Essendon announced that Mutch would not be offered a contract for the 2021 season. [5]

References

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  1. ^ Waterworth, Ben (30 June 2016), "Under 18s All-Australian team announced: Including Jack Graham, Hugh McCluggage, Jack Bowes", Fox Sports
  2. ^ Quayle, Emma (8 December 2016), "Thank you very (Kobe) Mutch", The Age
  3. ^ Dearlove, Angus (16 November 2017), "Keep eye on Kobe Mutch", Sunraysia Daily
  4. ^ Michaels, Jake; Walsh, Matt (29 April 2018), "Heroes & Villains, R6: Stunning Swans and a wayward Don", ESPN
  5. ^ Twomey, Callum (20 September 2020). "Bombers axe five as new era begins". afl.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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