Greg Madigan (born 24 January 1970) is a former

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er who played for and in the

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(AFL) during the 1990s. Playing mostly at

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, Madigan was a member of Hawthorn's

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winning side, in only his 6th league game. However, in the subsequent years he failed to establish his position in the Hawthorn team, playing ten or fewer games in each of his six seasons at Hawthorn. In 1995 he was selected into the inaugural Fremantle Dockers squad with the second selection in the preseason draft. As one of the few players with AFL experience in the new

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, he managed the best season of his career, playing in 18 games. He remained with Fremantle for two more seasons, but struggled to keep his place, playing only 4 games in each of 1996 and 1997. When not playing for Fremantle, he represented

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in the

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* * 1970 births Fremantle Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club premiership players East Fremantle Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Marcellin College, Bulleen VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub