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Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is very excited to announce that Mitch Mellis has signed with the Club and will be back to Boronia for the 2022 season.

Mitch is without doubt one the finest junior players in our Club’s history and now returns to Tormore Reserve with an outstanding football CV since he left our junior ranks. After spending the last couple of “covid” seasons with VFL club Williamstown and EFNL club Vermont, he will be back playing with his brother Jake and many old team mates and will provide a huge boost to our mid-field for years to come.

Mitch has represented Victoria in both football and basketball, an outstanding achievement in itself. He won three League B&F’s with Boronia Juniors and six Boronia B&F’s including the Ray Lacey Medal for Under 17’s Best and Fairest in 2017.

He had an excellent career with Eastern Ranges, playing 33 games from 2017 to 2019. Mitch won the Pennington Medal for Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Best and Fairest in 2018. He won selection in the 2019 NAB League Team of the Year and gained third place in the 2019 Morrish Medal for the NAB League Best and Fairest. This resulted in his recruitment to Williamstown.

Please take a moment to read a brief summary of Mitch’s career:

• Returns to Boronia Hawks in 2021.
• Played 4 VFL Games for Williamstown in 2021.
• Played 5 Premier Division games for Vermont in 2021.
• Signed to Williamstown Football Club in 2019.
• Played 3 games for Victoria Metro in 2019.
• Runner-up in Pennington Medal for Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Best and Fairest in 2019.
• Played 13 TAC Cup games for Eastern Ranges in 2019.
• Pennington Medal for Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Best and Fairest in 2018.
• Played 17 TAC Cup games for Eastern Ranges in 2018.
• Under 19’s debut for Boronia in Round 2 2018.
• Played 3 TAC Cup games for Eastern Ranges in 2017.
• Boronia Past Players & Supporters Group Player Most Likely Award in 2017.
• Ray Lacey Medal for Boronia Under 17’s Best and Fairest in 2017.
• 100th game for Boronia Juniors in 2017.
• Played 3 TAC Cup games for Eastern Ranges in 2017.
• Returned to Boronia after two junior seasons with Vermont in 2017.
• Represented Victoria in the Australian Under 16 Basketball Championships.
• EFNL U15’s Inter-League representative in 2016.
• EFNL U14’s Inter-League representative in 2015.
• Boronia Past Players & Supporters Group Young Gun Award in 2014.
• EFNL Under 13B Best and Fairest in 2014.
• Boronia Under 13’s Best and Fairest in 2014.
• EFNL Under 12B Best and Fairest in 2013.
• Boronia Under 12’s Best and Fairest in 2013.
• EFNL Under 11B Best and Fairest in 2012.
• Boronia Under 11’s Best and Fairest in 2012.
• Boronia Under 11’s Best and Fairest in 2011.
• Boronia Under 9’s Best and Fairest in 2009.
• Joined Boronia Juniors in 2009.
• Son of former player and coach Cam Mellis.

Boronia Hawks are absolutely delighted to welcome Mitch back to Boronia, where the Mellis name already stands tall in our Club’s history and culture. Please join us all in welcoming Mitch, while also congratulating Ash Johnston and Matt Clark in bringing home one of our favourite sons.