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Key Facts

Full name
Michael McFarlane

Known as
Mick McFarlane

Born
25 October 1908

Died
12 October 1981 (aged 72)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 27y 239d
Last game: 31y 311d

Height and weight
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 36, 12
North Melbourne: 12, 28, 15

Recruited from
Essendon (1937)

Mick McFarlane

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
EssendonV/AFL1936-193711151.3627%———0
North MelbourneV/AFL1937-19404340.0921%11.00—3.000
V/AFL1936-194054190.3522%11.00—3.000
Total1936-194054190.3522%11.00—3.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,406th player to appear, 4,107th most games played, 3,767th most goals kickedEssendon: 505th player to appear, 689th most games played, 371st most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 235th player to appear, 305th most games played, 505th most goals kicked

After spending the 1935 and part of the 1936 seasons with Coburg in the VFA, where he played 25 games and kicked two goals, Mick McFarlane joined Essendon, and made his senior VFL debut in round eight 1936. After playing 10 games for the Dons in his debut season he managed just a single appearance the following year. He booted 15 goals. He was then cleared to North Melbourne where he played mostly as a defender. McFarlane had previously played some seconds football with North and went on to add 43 senior games and four goals over four seasons.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.