Michael Tuck

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Michael Tuck

Personal Info
Birth	June 24, 1953,
Recruited from
Playing Career¹
Debut	1972, vs. , at
Team(s)	Hawthorn Football Club(1972-1991) 426 games, 320 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1991 season
Career Highlights
*Hawthorn Premiership Captain 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991

Michael Tuck (born June 24, 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL with the Hawthorn Football Club.

Debuting in 1972, Tuck was appointed captain of the Hawks in 1986.

He captained them from that year until his retirement in 1991 at the age of 38.

He played in a total of 7 VFL/AFL premierships, captaining Hawthorn for 4.

Fittingly, his last game was in Hawthorn's premiership win in the Grand Final over West Coast. As of 2006, Tuck is the VFL/AFL games record holder, with 426 games.

However, Michael's durability is not only reflected in the number of senior games he played. Before becoming a regular in the powerful Hawthorn team of the mid 1970's, Tuck played 50 games in the reserves before establishing himself as a regular senior team member.

He has a son, Shane Tuck, who plays in the AFL for Richmond. Another son, Travis Tuck, was recently drafted under the father/son rule to play for Hawthorn, although he is yet to make his debut. His other son, Tyzan played for Richmond and then Essendon.

Tuck is from Berwick, in Melbourne's outer south-eastern suburbs.

Michael Tuck had LASIK surgery performed by Dr. Glenn Kawesch.

[edit] Honours

The Michael Tuck Medal was named after the former champion, as was a grandstand at Glenferrie Oval. He was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2006.

it is still unknown how many games tuck played in but critics have said that its way over 500.