Mitch Hinge

Mitchell Hinge (born 26 June 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions and was drafted by Brisbane from Glenelg with the 20th selection in the 2017 rookie draft prior to the 2017 AFL season.

One of six children, he is the brother of former Adelaide player John Hinge.[2] He grew up in Mundulla on the Limestone Coast.[1]

AFL career

Brisbane

Hinge made his debut in the win against Adelaide at The Gabba in round nine of the 2019 season, following a string of strong performances in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) playing for Brisbane's reserves team.[2] Hinge won two NEAFL premierships with the Lions in 2017 and 2019.[1] After only 3 games between 2017 and the COVID-19-affected 2020 for Brisbane, Hinge was delisted by the club.[3]

Adelaide

The Adelaide Crows, who had interest in the South Australian, signed Hinge as a delisted free agent prior to the 2021 AFL season.[4][3] Hinge was one of three Crows to debut in the opening game of the 2021 season, which resulted in the biggest upset in Adelaide's history against Geelong at the Adelaide Oval. Unfortunately, Hinge severely injured his shoulder during the game, and did not recover in time to play again that year.[5]

Prior to the 2024 AFL season, Hinge joined Adelaide's leadership group as one of the senior players of the club following his breakout season.[6] He was relieved of the role the following year as the club shifted to a more refined leadership group,[7] despite the defender averaging a career-high 22 disposals.[8] During round 7 of 2025 against Fremantle, Hinge struck opposition midfielder Andrew Brayshaw, resulting in a one-game suspension.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[8]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Brisbane Lions 42 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2018 Brisbane Lions 42 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2019 Brisbane Lions 22 2 1 0 16 12 28 6 3 0.5 0 8.0 6.0 14.0 3.0 1.5
2020[a] Brisbane Lions 22 1 0 0 10 3 13 2 3 0 0 10.0 3.0 13.0 2.0 3.0
2021 Adelaide 20 1 0 0 6 1 7 3 0 0 0 6.0 1.0 7.0 3.0 0
2022 Adelaide 20 17 3 2 162 90 252 67 46 0.2 0.1 9.5 5.3 14.8 3.9 2.7
2023 Adelaide 20 22 1 4 313 119 432 104 46 0.1 0.2 14.3 5.4 19.6 4.7 2.1
2024 Adelaide 20 22 2 3 317 168 485 107 55 0.1 0.1 14.4 7.6 22.1 3.9 2.5
Career 65 7 9 824 393 1217 289 153 0.1 0.1 12.7 6.1 18.7 4.5 3.4

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mitchell Hinge | AFL". lions.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew (22 May 2019). "Persistence pays off for Brisbane Lions defender Mitch Hinge". The Mercury. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cleary, Mitch (25 November 2020). "Cut Lion goes to Crows as Brisbane delists five, re-signs veteran". afl.com.au.
  4. ^ Keating, Mitch (26 November 2020). "Delisted Lions defender Mitch Hinge joins Adelaide". zerohanger.com. Zero Hanger. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ Harvey, Daniela (10 August 2021). "Mitch Hinge's silver lining to season-ending injury". afc.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Crows unveil new leaders". Adelaide Football Club. 20 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Crows announce 2025 leaders". afc.com.au. 25 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Mitch Hinge". AFLTables. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  9. ^ AAP (30 April 2025). "The verdict is in: Gun Blues midfielder, Crows defender learn fate at Tribunal". afl.com.au.