Michael Woolnough (born 24 September 1952) is a former

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er who played with

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and Collingwood in the

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(VFL) during the 1970s. Woolnough, a wingman, was recruited to Geelong from

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(GFL) club St Joseph's. In

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and

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, his appearances were limited by knee and hamstring problems but he was a regular from 1974. He transferred to Collingwood in 1979 and played his last league game in their

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loss, which he started on the interchange bench. Mike played junior football in the North Shore Football Club's Little League, winning the inaugural best and fairest in 1963 and winning it again in 1965. These days Mike resides on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He has a son,

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, who played briefly at Geelong in 1998 and 2002.

References

* * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
North Shore Football Club
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by Jason Shields, ''Geelong Advertiser'', 27 September 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Woolnough, Michael 1952 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players St Joseph's Football Club players