Michael Parsons (Australian footballer)
Michael Parsons | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Michael Wayne Parsons[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1960 | ||
Place of birth |
Legana, Tasmania | ||
Date of death | 24 April 2009 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Launceston (NTFA) | ||
Draft | No. 10, 1987 national draft | ||
Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1988–90 | Sydney Swans | 25 (14) | |
1983–87 & 1991-92 | North Adelaide | 158 (196) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Jack Oatey Medal (1987) | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Michael Wayne Parsons (3 October 1960 – 24 April 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) and North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Parsons grew up in
1981 NBL Season, where they were league Champions. [2] Parsons later moved to Adelaide to continue his studies, where he played for the West Adelaide Bearcats
in the NBL.
Parsons later converted to Australian Rules Football, playing as a ruckman. He is best remembered in football circles for his
1987 VFL Draft but struggled to make an impact in his three years, although he gathered three Brownlow Medal votes for his 23 disposal effort in a match against the West Coast Eagles
midway through his first season. Parsons returned to North Adelaide in 1991 and finished the year as a member of another premiership team.
In 2008, Parsons suffered a stroke and was revealed to be suffering from a brain tumour. He died in hospital on 24 April 2009.[3]
References
- ^ "Michael Wayne Parsons". Find a Grave.
- ^ "1981 NBL Grand Final". YouTube.
- ^ North Adelaide Football Club website Archived 27 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th edition). Melbourne: Bas Publishing (2007)
External links
- Michael Parsons's playing statistics from AFL Tables