Michael Horsburgh (born 15 January 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Michael Horsburgh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1958 | ||
| Original team(s) | Coleraine | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1980 | Collingwood | 4 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Horsburgh, a ruckman, played originally for Coleraine in the Western Border Football League (WBFL).[2] In 1978 he finished second, on countback, in the league's best and fairest, but was retrospectively awarded the medal 24 years later.[3] He made four appearances for Collingwood, early in the 1980 VFL season, then he returned to the WBFL, as playing coach of Casterton.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ Canberra Times, "Questions will be answered in VFL", 29 March 1980, p. 37
- ^ Portland Observer, "Interchange boost …Sunday grand final, no night games" Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 4 December 2002, p. 37
- ^ AFL Tables: Mike Horsburgh
- ^ "Best & Fairest - Casterton Football Club". Fox Sports Pulse.