Michael Armfield
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| + | *GFC League Player Number: 643 | ||
| + | *GFC League Debut: Escort Cup, 1979 | ||
*Glenelg [[1979]] – [[1981]] | *Glenelg [[1979]] – [[1981]] | ||
** 40 games | ** 40 games | ||
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* Played in 1981 Grand Final side | * Played in 1981 Grand Final side | ||
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| + | * North Adelaide 1982-1988 | ||
| + | * 134 games, 13 goals | ||
| + | * Premiership player 1987 | ||
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| + | [[File:Michael Armfield 1981.jpg|thumb|left|Michael Armfield 1981]] | ||
== Biographical == | == Biographical == | ||
*Born: 19 December 1959 | *Born: 19 December 1959 | ||
*Height: 184 cm | *Height: 184 cm | ||
*Weight: 84kg | *Weight: 84kg | ||
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*Recruited from: Millicent | *Recruited from: Millicent | ||
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| - | Guernsey Number: | + | Guernsey Number: [[18]] |
| - | Recruited from Millicent, where he kicked 80 goals in 1978. Left Glenelg to play with North Adelaide (as part of a transfer deal involving the Stringer brothers). His son, Darcy Armfield, made his League debut v South Adelaide | + | |
| + | Recruited from Millicent, where he kicked 80 goals in 1978. | ||
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| + | Left Glenelg to play with North Adelaide (as part of a transfer deal involving the Stringer brothers). Played in a premiership in 1987, which was only his 3rd League game for the season. He also played in the grand Final loss in 1985 to his old team, the Bays. | ||
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| + | Armfield later went on to coach throughout South Australia. He joined Collingwood as a South Australian recruiter in 1999, and has spent over two decades in the position as the club’s South Australian Recruiting Manager. Armfield combined his work as a fireman with more than 1500 games of football. | ||
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| + | His son, [[Darcy Armfield]], made his League debut v South Adelaide in 2010. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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3. [http://www.borderwatch.com.au/archives/3026 Border Watch] | 3. [http://www.borderwatch.com.au/archives/3026 Border Watch] | ||
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| + | 5. [https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/294847/special-services-two-fine-recruiters Collingwood special services award 2017]] | ||
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[[Category:Players|Armfield, Michael]] | [[Category:Players|Armfield, Michael]] | ||
Current revision as of 06:43, 12 December 2020
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Biographical
- Born: 19 December 1959
- Height: 184 cm
- Weight: 84kg
- Recruited from: Millicent
Guernsey Number: 18
Recruited from Millicent, where he kicked 80 goals in 1978.
Left Glenelg to play with North Adelaide (as part of a transfer deal involving the Stringer brothers). Played in a premiership in 1987, which was only his 3rd League game for the season. He also played in the grand Final loss in 1985 to his old team, the Bays.
Armfield later went on to coach throughout South Australia. He joined Collingwood as a South Australian recruiter in 1999, and has spent over two decades in the position as the club’s South Australian Recruiting Manager. Armfield combined his work as a fireman with more than 1500 games of football.
His son, Darcy Armfield, made his League debut v South Adelaide in 2010.
References
2. Pride of the Bay, Peter Cornwall and John Wood
3. Border Watch
4. SANFL Football Budget 1981 grand final edition
