Michael Coates is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er, who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is the son of

George Coates George Coates (born March 19, 1952) is an American theater director most notable for his work with George Coates Performance Works (GCPW), which he founded in 1977 in San Francisco, CA. The company produced over 20 multi-media live performances ...

, an AFL Life Member and Fitzroy/Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame member. Michael was recruited to Fitzroy from Surrey Hills under the father-son rule. His first senior game was in 1982 (against Carlton) and played 29 senior games in total over the years 1982–1984, and 1986, after having briefly joined the Sydney Swans in 1985.

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* Fitzroy Football Club players 1961 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub