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Mal Michael

Mal Michael

Collingwood / Brisbane Lions / Essendon
— Retired
Career games
238
Debut
1997
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Player Information

Height 190 cm
Date of Birth 24-Jun-1977
AFL Debut 1997

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Mal Michael made his AFL debut for Collingwood in 1997 and played 238 games, including 61 for Collingwood between 1997 and 2000, 140 for Brisbane Lions between 2001 and 2006 and 37 for Essendon between 2007 and 2008.

He averaged 9.8 disposals and 1.2 tackles per game and scored 33 goals and 27 behinds. He played 13 games in his debut season, averaging 7.7 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 253 disposals, from 22 games in 2007 at an average of 11.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 11.82 per game in 1999.

His honours include 3 premierships in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20072225311.50
19991720111.82
20081516010.67
About these season figures

Compared 12 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2008 22
Essendon ESS
St Kilda vs STK
L
39-147
Marvel Stadium -- -- 22 11 5 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 -- 9 0 0 80% 91% 93 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2008 21
Essendon ESS
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
105-151
Marvel Stadium -- -- 22 11 5 6 6 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 8 0 1 0 0 3 -- 2 0 1 79% 82% 99 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2008 20
Essendon ESS
Adelaide vs ADE
L
73-129
Marvel Stadium -- -- 22 16 3 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 2 1 2 0 0 -- 7 0 0 100% 94% 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2008 19
Essendon ESS
West Coast @ WCE
L
103-113
Subiaco -- -- 22 6 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 -- 4 0 0 65% 100% 79 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2008 18
Essendon ESS
Melbourne vs MEL
W
124-108
MCG -- -- 22 9 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 2 0 1 0 0 -- 5 0 0 77% 100% 93 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 238 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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