Michael Evans (born 13 July 1992) is a former professional
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
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
He was drafted to Melbourne from the
Claremont Football Club
The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Claremont, Western Australia, that currently plays in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). Its official colours are na ...
in the
West Australian Football League
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with the 31st selection in the
2011 Rookie Draft. He was then elevated to the senior list when
Jake Spencer was placed on the long-term injury list.
In May 2011 he was named to make his debut with the Melbourne football club in the
Round 9 match against
St Kilda at
Etihad Stadium
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.
In a disappointing loss for the Demons, Evans had an impressive debut, gathering 27 disposals and seven inside 50s; named as one of Melbourne's best players and his good form was one of the few positives Melbourne could take away from the match.
Evans was delisted in November 2014, he and the club were in discussions in the weeks leading up to his delisting regarding re-drafting him as a rookie due to him still having a year left on his contract, however, he subsequently retired after deciding not to nominate for the draft.
Statistics
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2011
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2012
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2013
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, 32 , , 9 , , 6 , , 4 , , 89 , , 51 , , 140 , , 42 , , 22 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 9.9 , , 5.7 , , 15.6 , , 4.7 , , 2.4
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2014
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! 7
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! 144
! 80
! 224
! 67
! 47
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! 0.3
! 9.0
! 5.0
! 14.0
! 4.2
! 2.9
References
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Living people
Casey Demons players
Claremont Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
1992 births