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| Michael Christian | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1964-08-21) 21 August 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1987, Collingwood vs. Sydney Swans, at Victoria Park | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981–1986 | East Perth (WAFL) | 82 | |
| 1987–1995 | Collingwood (VFL/AFL) | 131 (23) | |
| Total | 213 (23) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael Christian (born 21 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer and media personality from Busselton, Western Australia who played for East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Christian played 82 games for East Perth in the WAFL from 1981 to 1986 and then crossed to Collingwood to play out his football career. He played at centre half-back for the majority of his career, but was also used sparingly as a forward. Christian was a member of Collingwood's 1990 premiership side and represented the West Australian team on three occasions.
After retiring, Christian became a football commentator and has commentated on radio for Triple M, Geelong station K-Rock (3GL) and 3AW, as well as for Network Ten. He hosted the breakfast program, Prime Time Sports Interactive, on Sport 927 with Angela Pippos and The Fifth Quarter, a post-match show following Saturday night AFL games, between 2004 and 2007 with Andrew Maher and from 2008 to 2011, with rotating expert commentators Michael Voss, Malcolm Blight or Luke Darcy.
Christian also commentated on weightlifting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
He compered The Final Siren, a Sunday night football review show, in 2011.
Under reformed procedures introduced by the AFL, Christian was appointed Match Review Officer, the AFL's sole adjudicator for the Match Review Panel, in 2017.
References
- Ralph, John (19 January 2011). "Channel 10 flicks switch on Kelli Underwood, first female to call football on TV". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- Hustwaite, Megan (24 September 2018). "Meet Michael Christian, the Collingwood premiership player who makes the AFL's tough decisions". Domain. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
External links
| Collingwood Football Club 1990 AFL premiers | |
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| Collingwood 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 5.11 (41), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Matthews |
| Western Australian team – 1993 State of Origin | |
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| South Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Western Australia 14.17 (91), at Football Park, 2 June 1993, crowd: 21,487 | |
| Semi-Final vs. South Australia | |
| Coach: Malthouse | |
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club premiership players
- East Perth Football Club players
- Australian radio personalities
- Australian television personalities
- Australian rules football commentators
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Busselton
- Western Australian State of Origin players
- VFL/AFL premiership players