Aaron Mullett (born 23 February 1992) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). He also played for the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos or colloquially the Roos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AF ...

from 2011 to 2017. He was the 34th selection in the 2011 AFL Rookie Draft. Originally from

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, in

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's outer eastern suburbs, he showed potential as a junior playing for the Mooroolbark Mustangs in the Eastern Football League. He then moved clubs where his playing ability for

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saw him progress to the

Eastern Ranges The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team that currently competes in the Talent League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. History Inaugural playing squad (1992) Honours *Premiers (2): 2002, 2013 *Runners-up (6): 199 ...

, where he played as a winger. He was elevated to North Melbourne's senior list in August 2011, after playing well for North Ballarat in the

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and was named to make his AFL debut in Round 22 of the

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against

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. Mullett made his debut against

in number 41 and impressed with 17 touches. Mullet was the round 2 nomination for the

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after a 20 possession and a goal against . He later pulled in a career-high 31 disposals in round 10 later that year against St.Kilda. Mullett was selected in the

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's inaugural

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team in 2013. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Mullett was delisted by North Melbourne. He subsequently signed with Carlton as a delisted free agent. He played thirteen games for Carlton during 2018, then was delisted at the end of the season. As of 2023, Mullet plays locally in the

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For the Wandin Bulldogs.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullett, Aaron Living people 1992 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Eastern Ranges players Carlton Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players North Ballarat Football Club players Werribee Football Club players People from Mooroolbark, Victoria 21st-century Australian sportsmen