Lily Mithen

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 Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] After the nineteen point win against Collingwood 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]

Lily Mithen
Mithen playing for Casey Demons in July 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998
Original team(s) North Geelong Football Club (GDFL)
Draft No. 73, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Melbourne 59 (4)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 Victoria 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of the 2018 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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]

Honours
  • Geelong Junior Football
Best & Fairest (Youth Girls): 2014 (tied)[8]
Premiers (Youth Girls): Newtown & Chilwell 2014, 2015[9]
  • Geelong (VFL Women's)
Best & Fairest : 2017
  • Melbourne (AFL Women's)
Premiers: S7 (2022)

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