Mitch Wallis has been delisted but he hasn't given up on continuing at the highest level.
With Josh Dunkley moving to Brisbane – plus Lachie Hunter and Josh Schache heading to Melbourne and Zaine Cordy moving to St Kilda – there was a belief that the Dogs would retain Wallis for 2023, but that hasn’t transpired. Despite his body failing him in the second half of his career, Wallis was a member of the Western Bulldogs’ leadership group in recent years and highly regarded internally for his impact on the group. Wallis underwent surgery in July and missed the closing months of his season due to a lingering problem with his foot, ultimately ending his time in the red, white and blue with 162 games next to his name.
Delisted Bulldog Mitch Wallis is keen to continue his AFL career after being left a “little bit bitter” by the club's decision to move him on.
I was hoping to stay on because I’ve still got a fair bit of fire in the belly, the last few seasons haven’t really played in my favour with injuries and the like. “It’s still pretty raw, I haven’t totally moved on from the Bulldogs yet... “It didn’t fall my way but in saying that, I’m obviously very grateful for the time. “But it ends abruptly… The club’s had a fair bit of movement this off-season. “You could call it a surprise.
Departed Bulldogs veteran Mitch Wallis has revealed he's considering a move interstate should interest from across the country arise, stating his desire for ...
"I wanna play footy and that's the bottom line. So after the dust settles on this we'll see what else is out there." "But I'm a positive guy, I look forward. "So it was a bit of a shock... "It was a bit of a surprise," Wallis said. "Obviously there was a bit of player movement at the Dogs over the trade period and I thought I'd be here next year.
MITCH Wallis has departed the Western Bulldogs after 12 seasons at the Whitten Oval. The 29-year-old had been hoping to play on for one more season in 2023, ...
With Josh Dunkley moving to Brisbane – plus Lachie Hunter and Josh Schache heading to Melbourne and Zaine Cordy moving to St Kilda – there was a belief that the Dogs would retain Wallis for 2023, but that hasn’t transpired. Despite his body failing him in the second half of his career, Wallis was a member of the Western Bulldogs’ leadership group in recent years and highly regarded internally for his impact on the group. Wallis underwent surgery in July and missed the closing months of his season due to a lingering problem with his foot, ultimately ending his time in the red, white and blue with 162 games next to his name.