Michael Christian

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Michael Christian
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-08-21) 21 August 1964
Place of birth	Australia
Original team	East Perth (WAFL)
Debut	1987, Collingwood v. Sydney Swans, at Victoria Park
Height/Weight	193 cm / 97 kg
Playing career¹
Collingwood (1987–1995) 131 games, 23 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1995 season.
Career highlights
Premiership side 1990

Michael Christian (born 21 August 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer and media personality from Busselton, Western Australia.

Christian played 82 games for East Perth in the WAFL from 1981 to 1986 and then crossed to Collingwood in the VFL/AFL to play out his football career. Christian would play full-back for the majority of his career, but was used sparingly as a forward. Christian would be part of the 1990 premiership side and represented Western Australia on 3 occasions.

After retiring, Christian became a football commentator, and has commentated on radio for Triple M and Geelong station K-Rock (3GL). He commentated football matches for Network Ten, as well as hosting the breakfast program, Prime Time Sports Interactive on Sport 927 with Angela Pippos and has hosted AFL post-game analysis show The Fifth Quarter with Andrew Maher since 2004. He also hosted a wrap show, The Final Siren in 2011.^[1]

Christian has also commentated on weightlifting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

References

↑ Ralph, Jon (19 January 2011). "Channel 10 flicks switch on Kelli Underwood, first female to call football on TV". Herald Sun.

External links

Michael Christian's statistics from AFL Tables
Elite Sports Profile – Michael Christian

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1990 AFL Premiers

Collingwood 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 5.11 (41), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 22. Shaw 1. Monkhorst 2. Francis 3. Gayfer 7. Morwood 12. Banks 17. Barwick 19. Wright 21. Christian 23. Kelly 24. Turner 26. Brown 27. Starcevich 28. Crosisca 29. Russell 30. Manson 34. McGuane 35. Daicos 42. Millane 44. Kerrison

Coach: Matthews

Persondata
Name	Christian, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	21 August 1964
Place of birth	Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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