Mitchell Farmer (born 4 January 1989) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with both the
Richmond Tigers
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and
Port Adelaide Power
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where it is nicknamed the ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
The
back pocket
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player is quick, durable and aggressive. He was in the top 10 in the vertical leap at the AFL Draft Camp, played for Vic Metro at Under-18 level and captained the
Calder Cannons
The Calder Cannons is an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, Australia. The club competes in the Talent League, the Victorian Statewide Under-18s competition, and fields squads in the Under-15s, Under-16s and Under-18s. The club was f ...
in their
TAC Cup
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Grand Final win in 2007.
Farmer was selected by
Port Adelaide
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in the
2007 AFL draft
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using their fourth and last pick, the 49th selection overall.
He was traded to Richmond along with draft pick 71 at the end of the 2009 season, in exchange for
Jay Schulz
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.
Farmer played 28 games for Richmond before being delisted at the end of the 2011 season.
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Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Richmond Football Club players
1989 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Calder Cannons players
Coburg Football Club players