Michael "Mick" Delahunty (born 13 September 1952) is a former

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er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL).

Career

Delahunty, who grew up in Murtoa, went to

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and was originally zoned to

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, but made his way to Collingwood. He made 12 appearances for Collingwood in 1971, his first season, including a game against Essendon in which his brother

Hugh Delahunty Hugh Francis Delahunty (born 28 June 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing the electorates of Wimmera (1999–2002) and Lowan (2002–2014). ...

debuted, that was drawn, as well as a semi-final. A defender, Delahunty's 1972 season ended in round nine, when he broke his leg while playing

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. He played the first eight rounds in 1973, then was suspended for four weeks after being found guilty of striking

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captain John Murphy with his forearm, and didn't return until round 15. Collingwood were minor premiers that year, but were win-less in the finals series, which Delahunty didn't take part in. He made 11 appearances in 1974, including two finals. His four games in 1975 all came early in the season and were his last games for Collingwood. He was a member of

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club Murtoa's 1980 premiership team.''Wimmera Mail-Times''
"Magpie legends to return"
22 July 2010, Roy Ward

Family

His brother Hugh played 46 games for Essendon and is now the Member for Lowan in the

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. Their sister,

Mary Delahunty Mary Elizabeth Delahunty (born 7 June 1951) is an Australian journalist and politician with the Labor Party. Early life Delahunty was born in the Victorian town of Murtoa and educated at Loreto College in Ballarat.''Who's Who in Australia ...

, is a former journalist and politician, who served in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delahunty, Mike 1952 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Murtoa Football Club players Living people