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Michael Close

Michael Close

Brisbane Lions
Forward · Centre Half Forward Retired
Career games
27
Debut
2014
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Player Information

Height 197 cm
Date of Birth 30-Jul-1994
AFL Debut 2014

Player bio

A career in numbers

Michael Close made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2014 and played 27 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2017.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2014 to 2017 was centre half forward. Across his recorded games, he averaged 2.8 marks and 2.6 tackles per game and scored 24 goals and 7 behinds. His highest recorded season total was 10 goals, from 14 games in 2014 at an average of 0.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 8.90 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 89 disposals, recorded in 2017.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
201710898.90
201414886.29
About these season figures

Compared 2 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
2017 23
Brisbane Lions BRL
North Melbourne vs NME
L
79-130
Gabba FWD CHF 33 11 11 0 7 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 3 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 87% 55% 116 40 60 226 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 25 0 -- 3 66.7% 33.3% 4 12 -- -- -- -- -- 6 54.5% 1 0 3.3 0 3 4 3 —
2017 22
Brisbane Lions BRL
Melbourne @ MEL
L
91-104
MCG FWD CHF 33 8 6 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 77% 63% 93 46 48 197 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 -- 1 100% 100% 3 6 -- -- -- -- -- 3 50% 0 0 6.4 0 2 4 2 —
2017 21
Brisbane Lions BRL
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
142-84
Gabba FWD CHF 33 6 4 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 68% 100% 87 42 41 118 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 33.3 1 -- 1 100% 100% 4 6 -- -- -- -- -- 4 100% 0 1 6.9 0 3 1 4 —
2017 19
Brisbane Lions BRL
West Coast @ WCE
L
45-113
Subiaco FWD FF 33 12 8 4 3 0 0 3 5 4 0 1 6 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 78% 67% 100 62 57 224 4 0 1 5 1 38.5 20 3 0 0 1 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 1 1 8.4 1 3 6 2 —
2017 9
Brisbane Lions BRL
Adelaide vs ADE
L
60-140
Gabba FWD CHF 33 10 8 2 5 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 6 4 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 84% 60% 105 51 55 179 1 0 0 4 0 27.3 0 1 0 0 5 40 1 -- 2 50% 0% 6 17 -- -- -- -- -- 4 50% 0 0 3.8 0 3 4 3 —
Latest 5 of 27 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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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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