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Key Facts

Full name
Michael Roberts

Known as
Michael Roberts

Born
27 July 1959 (age 64)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 346d
Last game: 27y 321d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
St. Kilda; Richmond; Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 43, 28, 10
Richmond: 10
Fitzroy: 55

Recruited from
St. Kilda (1986); Richmond (1987)

Family links
Neil Roberts (Father)

Michael Roberts

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
St. KildaV/AFL1978-198577450.5818%14.653.012.0311
RichmondV/AFL19861240.3333%9.922.420.753
FitzroyV/AFL1987210.500%5.502.500.500
V/AFL1978-198791500.5520%13.822.921.8214
Total1978-198791500.5520%13.822.921.8214

AFL: 9,022nd player to appear, 2,681st most games played, 2,054th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,217th player to appear, 195th most games played, 150th most goals kickedRichmond: 876th player to appear, 658th most games played, 589th most goals kickedFitzroy: 1,048th player to appear, 1,016th most games played, 793rd most goals kicked

Son of former St Kilda Brownlow Medallist Neil Roberts, Michael Roberts was a clever, resourceful rover who carved out an impressive ten season VFL career with three clubs. From Beaumaris, he was recruited by St Kilda and went on to play 77 VFL games and score 45 goals for the club from 1978 to 1985. At his best he was acknowledged as one of the finest small men in the game, a status affirmed by his selection to represent Victoria in 1981.

In 1986 and 1987 Roberts had brief stints at Richmond (12 games, four goals) and Fitzroy (two games, one goal) respectively before embarking on a noteworthy career as a football commentator on television.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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