Michael Nunan

Michael Nunan

Personal information
Birth	12 April 1949 (1949-04-12) (age 62)
Recruited from	Port Pirie/Sturt (SANFL)
Height and weight	165cm / 63.5kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Richmond (1971) 1 game, 3 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Fitzroy (1996)
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
Interstate Games:- 3

Michael 'Mick' Nunan is a former Australian rules football player who played one match in the VFL for the Richmond Football Club in 1971. He was senior coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in 1996, their final year prior to merging with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions.

Nunan was best known for his career in the SANFL, during which he was directly involved in seven premierships. During his 189 games with Sturt from 1966 to 1977 he played in their 1969, 1970, 1974 and 1976 premiership sides. He played in the 1978 premiership side during the first of his three seasons at Norwood. He then coached North Adelaide to premierships in 1987 and 1991 during his twelve seasons as senior coach.

His solitary VFL senior game came while he was on National Service training in Melbourne. The previous week he had played in the Richmond reserves side while fellow Sturt footballer and conscript, Malcolm Greenslade, played in the senior side. The next week they both played in the seniors. Both then returned to the SANFL.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old , Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

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Name	Nunan, Michael
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Date of birth	12 April 1949
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