Former Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell's house passed in at auction

Former Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell's house passed in at auction
Jonathan ChancellorOctober 16, 2011

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The West Hawthorn home of former Hawthorn AFL premiership captain Sam Mitchell was passed in at its weekend auction.

The onsite Jellis Craig auction opened with a $1.05 million vendor bid.

There was then a $1.1 million vendor bid.

It concluded with a $1.15 vendor bid.

”Three or four of you have been through three or four times,” said the auctioneer Steve Abbott as he tried to get a bid.

The renovated, single-fronted, three-bedroom house features open fireplaces, baltic pine floorboards, a CaesarStone bathroom, north-facing courtyard and rear off-street parking.

Jellis Craig agent Peter Vigano had been quoting $1.1 million plus. The house is now advertised as for sale for $1.25 million.

Mitchell paid $920,000 in early 2007 a year before his engagement to long-time girlfriend Lyndall Degenhardt. The couple now have three children.

Mitchell did not attend the auction.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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