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.
Despite playing for Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League, Mitchell was officially drafted from West Kimberley, a fact that makes him one of the few players to have been drafted from outside of the main state leagues.