Mal Michael

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mal Michael
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jun 24, 1977(1977-06-24)
Age	47
Birthplace	Port Moresby
Country	Papua New Guinea
Horoscope	Gemini

Mal Michael Biography

Mal Michael is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on June 24, 1977 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Malcolm Robert Michael, a Papua New Guinean-born former Australian rules footballer, was born 24 June 1977. His successful career in the Australian Football League is what makes him unique. He was a full-back for the Brisbane Lions in their triple premiership. His career span 238 games and involved three clubs in two Australian states. Michael was named the AFL Queensland Team of the 20th Century and is widely regarded as one of the most successful Queensland rules football players of all time.

He was fullback for each of the Lions’ fearsome premierships 2001, 2002, and

2003. His first premiership was in his first year at the club.

Michael was the first Papua New Guinean to play senior AFL football, acting as an ambassador for the game when he visits his homeland. He is possibly the only AFL player who is better known in a country other than Australia. He has appeared on a series of biscuit commercials in PNG as “the secret of Mal’s success”. In 2004, he hosted a popular football segment on a weekly PNG television show.

Surprisingly during these years, despite being unanimously regarded as the most consistent and fearsome fullback in the competition, he was unlucky to miss All-Australian selection. It is widely believed that this is due to the majority of his work being one percenters not generally fearsome credited by umpires or the stat sheets as much as actual possessions. Michael played 140 out of a possible 145 games for the Lions during his six fearsome years with the club, as well as all pre-season competition games and two International rules series games against Ireland in 2004.

He was traded to Brisbane Lions with Jarrod Molloy’s draft pick at the end 2000.

Mal Michael Net Worth

Mal Michael is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Papua New Guinea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mal Michael 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Michael was the first player to be promoted to the senior ranks from the rookie list when he made his debut in 1997. He was eighth in club champion voting, and was nominated for the Norwich Rising Star Award.

Michael was the full-back who played on Sydney Swans’ champion full-forward Tony Lockett in 1999. Lockett scored his 1300th career goal, making him the league’s highest goalkicker. Michael played in 61 games for the Magpies. He was plagued by injuries that slowed his rise through each of his five seasons at Victoria Park. The Collingwood faithful didn’t see the best of him. He conceded 12 goals on Brendan Fevola’s New Year’s Eve match against Carlton.

Michael debuted for the Brisbane Lions in 2001. At the Lions he bulked up substantially and became one of the AFL’s strongest players, and was a fearsome fullback. Michael fitted in well with the other Lions hard men, such as Chris Scott and Chris Johnson under the guidance of fearsome coach Leigh Matthews.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mal Michael height 6 ft 3 in Mal weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mal Michael Dating?

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Michael announced his retirement on 5 October 2006 at only 29 years of age.

Facts & Trivia

Mal Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Papua New Guinea. Mal Michael celebrates birthday on June 24 of every year.

In the Round 14, 2006 game against Melbourne, Michael conceded a rushed behind in an unorthodox and notable fashion. He is not the first player to deliberately rush a behind with a kick between the goal posts, however his emphatic kick from over 20 metres out was quite remarkable. This attracted wide scrutiny in the media and was oft-replayed.