Australian rules footballer
| Michael Horsburgh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1958-01-15) 15 January 1958 (age 66) | ||
| Original team(s) | Coleraine | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1980 | Collingwood | 4 (1) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael Horsburgh (born 15 January 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Horsburgh, a ruckman, played originally for Coleraine in the Western Border Football League (WBFL). In 1978 he finished second, on countback, in the league's best and fairest, but was retrospectively awarded the medal 24 years later. He made four appearances for Collingwood, early in the 1980 VFL season, then he returned to the WBFL, as playing coach of Casterton.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Canberra Times, "Questions will be answered in VFL", 29 March 1980, p. 37
- Portland Observer, "Interchange boost …Sunday grand final, no night games" Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 4 December 2002, p. 37
- AFL Tables: Mike Horsburgh
- "Best & Fairest - Casterton Football Club". Fox Sports Pulse.