Michael Stevens (footballer)

Michael Stevens
Personal information
Full name	Michael Stevens
Date of birth	November 7, 1980
Original team	Murray Bushrangers
Draft	5th overall, 1998 AFL Draft
Height/Weight	179 cm / 80 kg
Position(s)	Wingman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1999-2000,02 2003-2005 Total -	Port Adelaide Kangaroos	17 (3) 44 (16) 61 (19)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2005 season .

Michael Stevens (born November 7, 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Stevens was a member the Murray Bushrangers inaugural TAC Cup premiership in 1998 and was voted 'Best on Ground' in the Grand Final victory over the Geelong Falcons. On the back of his performances at Under-18 level, Stevens was the fifth player picked in the 1998 AFL Draft. A wingman, he was unable to hold onto a spot in the Port Adelaide team although he did participate in their 2002 Wizard Cup triumph.

He joined his elder brother Anthony Stevens at the Kangaroos in 2003, after being traded for Stuart Cochrane. Stevens was a regular in the side throughout 2004 and missed just two games, polling his first and only Brownlow Medal votes when he was awarded three for a performance against Carlton. The following season he appeared in 19 of a possible 22 home and away matches and also took part in their Elimination Final loss to his old club, Port Adelaide.

In 2008, Stevens played for the Benella Football Club in the Golburn Valley Football League. Stevens now plays for Yarrawonga in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 2009.

References

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

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Name	Stevens, Michael
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Date of birth	November 7, 1980
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