Minairo "Michael" Frederick (born 17 May 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

He was named Minairo at birth, but prefers to be known by his baptised name, Michael. His twin brother Manguru (

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) formerly played for Port Adelaide. He completed school at

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in 2018. He was drafted with the 61st selection in the

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from Woodville-West Torrens in the

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(SANFL), where he had won the Alan Stewart Medal as the best player in the 2019 SANFL Under 18 Grand Final.

Professional career

Frederick made his AFL debut for Fremantle during round seven of the

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in the

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at Optus Stadium kicking a goal on debut. Frederick finished his debut year having played 10 games and kicked four goals. Frederick had a stand out performance during round 11 of the

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, he kicked two goals and finished with a game-high 11 score involvements, 17 disposals and four marks during Fremantle's 38 point win over

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at the

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. Frederick again had a great performance the following week during Fremantle's top 4 clash against Brisbane, kicking 3 goals and amassing 18 disposals, 7 score involvements and 10 marks in the 14 point win. Frederick was among Fremantle's best in round 17 during the 41 point win over , kicking an equal game-high 3 goals. Later that month Frederick was handed a one-match ban by Fremantle after consuming alcohol during a six-day break and as a result he missed Fremantle's round 13 game against Hawthorn. Frederick finished 2022 having played 22 games and kicked 28 goals in a breakout season. Frederick kicked two goals during round 20 of the

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in Fremantle's 7 point win over Geelong at

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Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick, Michael 2000 births Living people Australian people of South Sudanese descent Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Adelaide Australian twins Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players