Michael Gibson (Australian footballer)

Michael Gibson
Personal information
Full name	Michael Gibson
Date of birth	October 31, 1965
Place of birth	Queensland
Original team	Coorparoo
Height/Weight	187 cm / 92 kg
Position(s)	Half back flanker
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1985 1987-91 Total	Fitzroy Brisbane Bears	3 (0) 52 (3) 55 (3)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1991 season .

Michael Gibson (born October 31, 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australia Football League (VFL/AFL).

Gibson, a half back flanker, was a Coorparoo premiership player in 1984 and played at Fitzroy the following season. He then returned to Coorparoo in 1986 and participated in another premiership team. A member of Brisbane's inaugural VFL list, he spent five seasons with the club.

Amongst his 15 interstate matches for Queensland were appearances at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival. He had also been an All-Australian junior for his state.

The defender went on to became a QFL coach and had stints at both Coorparoo and Mount Gravatt.

References

• Michael Gibson (Australian footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
• Full Points Footy: Michael Gibson
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	Gibson, Michael
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Date of birth	October 31, 1965
Place of birth	Queensland
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