Mike Fitzpatrick

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Fitzpatrick
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 1953(1953-01-28)
Age	71
Birthplace	Hastings
Country	Australia
Birth City	Hastings
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mike Fitzpatrick Biography

Mike Fitzpatrick is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on January 28, 1953 in Hastings, Hastings, Australia. Michael Clifford Fitzpatrick AO (born 28 January 1953) is an Australian businessman, sporting administrator and former professional Australian rules football player. He was chairman of the AFL Commission (football’s governing body) from 2007 to 2017.

Fitzpatrick made his state debut for Western Australia at the 1972 Perth Carnival, aged 19, as a reserve for Bob Beecroft against Tasmania. He played his first full matches the following season, against Victoria at VFL Park and against South Australia at Subiaco Oval. He also played two state games in 1974, one of which was a narrow seven-point loss to Victoria in which he kicked two goals. After moving to the VFL in 1975, Fitzpatrick’s appearances for Western Australia became less frequent. He returned to the state team for the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival (after five years’ absence), and made an additional five appearances over the next three years. In total, he played eleven matches for Western Australia between 1972 and 1982, kicking seven goals. Fitzpatrick was also eligible to represent Victoria in some matches where state of origin rules had not yet been fully implemented. He played two interstate games for Victoria, including one as captain in 1982.

During the 1979 season, Fitzpatrick played every match for Carlton and kicked 36 goals, including four each in games against Geelong and Hawthorn. He recorded 13 disposals, five marks, and 18 hit-outs in the grand final victory over Collingwood, and at the end of the season was awarded the Robert Reynolds Trophy as Carlton’s best and fairest player. Prior to the 1980 season, Fitzpatrick was appointed club captain in place of Peter Jones, who retired from playing in order to become head coach. The club lost consecutive finals in 1980, but subsequently won two premierships in two years, something they had not done since 1914/1915. Fitzpatrick was runner-up to Bruce Doull in the 1981 Norm Smith Medal and kicked two goals in the 1982 Grand Final. He missed several matches due to injury in 1983, and announced his retirement at the end of the season in order to concentrate on his business career.

At the end of the 1983 season he retired from football and began working as an adviser in the John Cain government’s Victorian Treasury Department. His career then took him to New York where he worked for international investment banks Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston.

Fitzpatrick was raised in Perth and began his football career with Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). A ruckman, he played 97 games for the club between 1970 and 1974, playing in a premiership team in 1973 and winning the club’s best and fairest award in his last two seasons. Fitzpatrick transferred to the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 1975 season and represented Carlton until his retirement at the end of the 1983 season. He played in premierships in 1979, 1981, and 1982, and captained the club from 1980 to 1983. Fitzpatrick also represented both Western Australia and Victoria in interstate matches.

Mike Fitzpatrick Net Worth

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

Fitzpatrick was born in Hastings, Victoria, but moved to Perth, Western Australia, at a young age. He attended Churchlands Senior High School from 1966 to 1970 (including as head boy in his last year), and went on to study at the University of Western Australia, graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1975.

Fitzpatrick made his senior debut for Subiaco during the 1970 WANFL season, aged 17. He was 191 centimetres (6 ft 3 in) tall and 96 kilograms (212 lb) at his peak, and played as a ruckman. During the 1973 season, Fitzpatrick represented Subiaco at the Championship of Australia, played in the grand final victory over West Perth (the club’s first premiership since 1924), and was awarded the Outridge Medal as the club’s best and fairest player. He won a second Outridge Medal in 1974, in both years finishing just ahead of Peter Featherby. In total, Fitzpatrick played 97 games in his five seasons at Subiaco, kicking 77 goals.

Having been targeted by Victorian recruiters for several years, Fitzpatrick transferred to Carlton for the 1975 VFL season. He played in all 24 of his team’s matches and kicked 27 goals, including five against Collingwood in just his second game. He finished equal eleventh in the Brownlow Medal, polling eleven votes. After the end of the season, Fitzpatrick moved to England to study at St. John’s College, Oxford, having been named Western Australia’s 1975 Rhodes Scholar. He returned to Australia during the 1976 English summer and managed twelve further games for Carlton, but in 1977 did not play at all. After graduating from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Fitzpatrick resumed his football midway through the 1978 season, although he had time for only two games that year.

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Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Mike Fitzpatrick celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.