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Michael Christian Personal information Birth 21 August 1964 , Australia Recruited from East Perth (WAFL) Height and weight 193 cm / 97 kg Playing career¹ Debut 1987, Collingwood v.
Sydney Swans, at Victoria ParkTeam(s) Collingwood (1987–1995)
131 games, 23 goals
¹ Statistics 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 currently commentates 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.
Christian has also commentated on weightlifting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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Collingwood Football Club 1990 AFL Premiers Collingwood 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 5.41 (47), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Matthews Categories:- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Collingwood Football Club players
- East Perth Football Club players
- Australian radio personalities
- Australian television personalities
- Australian rules football commentators
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Busselton, Western Australia
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