Chris Mitchell

Chris Mitchell (born 1 January 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the VFL.

Ruckman Chris Mitchell was handy around goals and kicked 23 of them in his debut season for Geelong in 1967. He played in the VFL Grand Final that year but ended up on the losing team.

In 1969 he left Victoria and signed up with WANFL club East Perth where he spent two years before returning to Geelong. He represented Western Australia in a game at the 1969 Adelaide Carnival. His second stint at the Cats lasted just half a season and he finished the year at Carlton. It was against Geelong that he made his Carlton debut and he kicked a career high five goals.