Podhajski
Mitchell Podhajski (born 4 January 1999) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Podhajski grew up playing for the Greenvale Football Club in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL), before representing the Calder Cannons in the Talent League in his draft year. After going undrafted in the 2017 national draft, he joined Coburg in the Victorian Football League (VFL), playing 103 games there across nine seasons.
He was recruited as a mature-age rookie by the Collingwood Football Club with pick 18 (the club's third selection) in the 2026 mid-season rookie draft, replacing Jamie Elliott after he was placed on the inactive list following a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. A key forward, Podhajski made his debut in round 13 of the 2026 AFL season, in the King's Birthday match against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), kicking one goal.
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