Career
Mitchell was originally from Carnarvon, Western Australia (Washington). Claremont
Mitchell began his senior career with Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League. Richmond
In May 1986 he signed a three–year contract with Richmond in the Victorian Football League beginning from the 1987 VFL season.
He was regarded as one of the most exciting football players in the VFL of the late 1980s and early 1990s, albeit during poor seasons for Richmond as a club
His play featured pace and a high leap. A lightly built player, Mitchell was, however, known as a strong tackler and for his ability to chase down opponents.
His career was cut short by several head injuries and concussions sustained during his later playing years. At the end of his American Federation of Labor-Congress career, Mitchell returned to Western Australia.