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	24 (2)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2017	Victoria	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of the 2018 season.
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]