Michael Gibbons (born 15 May 1995) 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
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He was recruited from Williamstown after he won two
J J Liston Trophys, the best and fairest in the VFL. On debut played a starring role in the midfield for Young Melbourne GAA, Who won there first silverware as a club at the annual Pearses 7’s Gaelic tournament
Early life & junior career
Gibbons began his football journey with Lavington (NSW) before playing under 18 football in the
TAC Cup
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with the
Murray Bushrangers
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. Overlooked in the draft he moved to Melbourne to further develop his game. The versatile midfield-forward spent five years at
Williamstown in the VFL. In that time, he became a dual
J.J Liston Medal winner and
Norm Goss Medallist in the 2015 VFL Grand Final.
AFL career
Carlton (2019-2021)
Gibbons was recruited by Carlton as a supplemental rookie recruit in February 2019. He made his senior debut later that month in the opening game of the season against Richmond, and immediately established himself as a regular member of the club's senior team, primarily as a small/mid-sized forward, rather than the midfield position he had played at Williamstown. He signed a one-year extension contract for the Blues for the 2020 season as a rookie, and then signed to the club's senior list at the start of 2021. He missed only three games in his first two-and-a-half seasons, and kicked 35 goals in that time, before missing the latter half of 2021 with a hamstring injury. He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2021 season.
Statistics
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2019
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, 40 , , 21 , , 16 , , 14 , , 196 , , 112 , , 308 , , 69 , , 57 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 9.3 , , 5.3 , , 14.7 , , 3.3 , , 2.7
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2020
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, 40 , , 15 , , 11 , , 6 , , 144 , , 63 , , 207 , , 51 , , 42 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 9.6 , , 4.2 , , 13.8 , , 3.3 , , 2.9
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2021
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, 40 , , 11 , , 8 , , 5 , , 98 , , 58 , , 156 , , 39 , , 27 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 9.3 , , 5.3 , , 14.7 , , 3.3 , , 2.7
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! colspan=3, Career
! 47
! 35
! 25
! 438
! 233
! 671
! 159
! 126
! 0.7
! 0.6
! 9.4
! 4.9
! 14.3
! 3.3
! 2.8
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Carlton Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
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