Anthony Mithen is a Melbourne-based sports commentator, radio presenter, racehorse owner and breeder. He began his sports journalism career as a cadet at the ''

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'' in 1990, before moving onto ''

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'' newspaper in 1994. In 1997, he joined

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's news/sports department as a sports reporter and he moved onto ''

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'' in 1999 where he gained an excellent reputation as a sports news reporter and presenter with his specialist sports being AFL football along with

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. During his career, he has won several media awards for his work on cricket from the Victorian Cricket Association and horse racing from the Victorian Amateur Turf Club. He hosted the ''Prime Time Sports'' program from 5.30–9 am weekdays on Sport 927 with former AFL footballer Michael Christian and also called AFL football for Geelong radio station K-Rock (3GL). He was on the board of AFL club

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, between 2004 and 2009. In 2003 he stopped working for Channel 9 to concentrate on running the Rosemont Stud horse racing and breeding operations, including a part ownership of 2009 Melbourne Cup entrant Changingoftheguard. Mithen is the father of 2022 premiership player

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 ...

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