Despite having played for Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League in 1994 and 1995, the official AFL records list Mitchell as being drafted from West Kimberley, hence making him one of the few players to have been drafted from outside of the main state leagues.
Although he played for Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League from 1994 to 1995, Mitchell's official AFL records indicate that he was drafted from West Kimberley, placing him among a select group of players who were drafted outside of the main state leagues.