Mitch Zadow

Mitch Zadow
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Zadow
Born (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 22)
Original team Pinjarra
Draft Pre-season supplementary signing, 2025 national draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 39
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2026– Port Adelaide 9 (8)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mitchell Zadow (born 11 March 2004) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Originally from Pinjarra, Western Australia, Zadow focussed more on cricket during his youth and was a state representative at the national schoolboys championships, before giving it up to play in the WAFL.

Zadow, a small forward, debuted in the WAFL for East Fremantle in 2024, having made his way up via the colts, and kicked 18 goals from 14 games in the 2025 WAFL season. While employed as a Trinity College groundskeeper, Zadow joined Port Adelaide as a supplemental selection period signing in the 2026 pre-season.

During the 2026 AFL season, Zadow played in nine games for Port Adelaide, debuting against Richmond in round four. He didn't make his second appearance until round 16, but from then on missed only one of Port Adelaide's remaining games, which included a career-best three goals against ladder leaders Fremantle. At the conclusion of the season he signed a one-year contract extension through to the end of 2027.

References

  1. ↑ "Rockingham's cricketers selected for WA". Sound Telegraph. 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Jamie (24 February 2026). "SSP pair realise AFL dream". portadelaidefc.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Ex-school groundskeeper picked to make AFL debut". The Australian. 1 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Steve (18 July 2026). "Flag fancies Fremantle overpower plucky Port Adelaide". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Jamie (26 August 2026). "Young duo extends". portadelaidefc.com.au.