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Michael Christian

Michael Christian

1987-1995
21

131 CFC Games Played

23 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
21 August 1964
Recruited From
East Perth
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1987
Height:
191cm
Weight:
96kg

Biography

A talented key position player who made his name as one of the 20 men who took Collingwood to premiership glory in 1990.

Christian was recruited from East Perth and made an immediate impression at Victoria Park, making his debut alongside six other first-timers against Sydney in round one of 1987.

Christian missed only four more games for the season, mostly in defence, but went forward to kick three goals from six scoring shots against the Eagles in his native state.

He was a regular selection in defence over the three years that followed, but missed the Qualifying Final draw against the Eagles in 1990 He was selected for the Replay and made good on his chance, earning 24 disposals, a goal and five hitouts as a makeshift ruckman.

He played an important role in the Grand Final win over Essendon with 19 disposals and famously kicked seven goals against the same opposition just one week later during an exhibition match in London.

Injuries hampered his progress in the years following the premiership but he still remained a regular when fit and firing.

Christian bowed out at the end of 1995, but still featured in the famed ANZAC Day draw against Essendon and remained a popular clubman to the end, winning the Darren Millane Memorial Trophy in his final year.

He was made a Life Member in 2001 and he was a key member of Channel 10’s football coverage from 2002 until 2011. He also co-hosted the first season of Collingwood’s television program The Club in 2012.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1987-1995 131 23 8 51%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1987 19 3 4 144 103 19 247 21

1987 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Sydney L 0 0 6 2 3 8 21 View match >
Round 2 Carlton L 0 0 5 2 1 7 21 View match >
Round 3 Hawthorn L 0 0 5 4 1 9 21 View match >
Round 4 Richmond W 0 0 2 4 6 21 View match >
Round 5 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 14 7 1 21 21 View match >
Round 6 Brisbane W 0 0 6 8 1 14 21 View match >
Round 7 Melbourne L 0 0 8 4 1 12 21 View match >
Round 8 Essendon L 5 7 1 12 21 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 5 5 2 10 21 View match >
Round 10 West Coast L 3 3 15 5 20 21 View match >
Round 11 Geelong L 9 8 2 17 21 View match >
Round 12 Fitzroy W 1 9 6 15 21 View match >
Round 13 North Melbourne L 6 4 10 21 View match >
Round 14 Sydney L 8 3 2 11 21 View match >
Round 15 Carlton L 11 5 3 16 21 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 9 6 15 21 View match >
Round 17 Richmond L 4 1 5 21 View match >
Round 21 St Kilda L 8 11 19 21 View match >
Round 22 Essendon W 9 11 1 20 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1988 24 1 4 161 185 35 346 21

1988 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Brisbane W 8 4 12 21 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy W 7 11 5 18 21 View match >
Round 3 Richmond W 6 12 18 21 View match >
Round 4 West Coast W 10 2 12 21 View match >
Round 5 Carlton W 10 8 2 18 21 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 1 6 6 1 12 21 View match >
Round 7 Essendon L 0 0 8 10 4 18 21 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 9 7 3 16 21 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 1 4 6 1 10 21 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 9 14 1 23 21 View match >
Round 11 Geelong W 6 9 3 15 21 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda W 13 4 1 17 21 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 8 14 22 21 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 3 7 1 10 21 View match >
Round 15 Fitzroy L 4 8 2 12 21 View match >
Round 16 Melbourne L 5 2 5 21 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne D 2 5 7 21 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 1 6 2 7 21 View match >
Round 19 Brisbane W 8 9 3 17 21 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 7 3 10 21 View match >
Round 21 West Coast L 3 8 11 19 21 View match >
Round 22 Geelong W 13 14 1 27 21 View match >
Qualifying Final Carlton L 0 0 5 6 1 11 21 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne L 0 0 6 4 2 10 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1989 17 3 4 158 136 24 294 21

1989 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn W 11 7 2 18 21 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy L 1 9 10 19 21 View match >
Round 3 Brisbane W 1 11 13 1 24 21 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda W 1 9 10 19 21 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne W 11 7 1 18 21 View match >
Round 10 Geelong L 1 6 7 4 13 21 View match >
Round 11 West Coast W 9 10 1 19 21 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs L 7 8 1 15 21 View match >
Round 15 Carlton L 4 8 2 12 21 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 8 6 14 21 View match >
Round 17 Geelong W 7 6 3 13 21 View match >
Round 18 Sydney L 1 19 11 2 30 21 View match >
Round 19 North Melbourne L 1 11 7 3 18 21 View match >
Round 20 Fitzroy W 1 11 5 3 16 21 View match >
Round 21 Richmond W 7 3 10 21 View match >
Round 22 West Coast W 9 8 17 21 View match >
Elimination Final Melbourne L 0 0 9 10 1 19 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1990 16 8 10 156 67 17 223 21

1990 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 4 Western Bulldogs W 18 6 1 24 21 View match >
Round 5 St Kilda W 10 7 17 21 View match >
Round 6 Essendon L 1 9 4 2 13 21 View match >
Round 7 Hawthorn L 4 12 1 13 21 View match >
Round 8 Fitzroy W 1 1 2 21 View match >
Round 11 Brisbane W 1 3 2 1 5 21 View match >
Round 14 West Coast W 1 9 2 3 11 21 View match >
Round 15 Carlton W 3 7 2 9 21 View match >
Round 16 Sydney W 1 2 5 1 1 6 21 View match >
Round 17 Western Bulldogs L 2 9 2 2 11 21 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 14 11 2 25 21 View match >
Round 19 Essendon L 13 5 1 18 21 View match >
Round 20 Hawthorn L 1 6 5 11 21 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast W 1 1 14 10 1 24 21 View match >
Semi Final Essendon W 0 0 11 4 2 15 21 View match >
Grand Final Essendon W 0 0 15 4 1 19 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1991 14 5 6 135 90 16 225 21

1991 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Fitzroy W 1 1 15 7 2 22 21 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda D 10 5 4 15 21 View match >
Round 5 Brisbane W 15 5 20 21 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 10 16 1 26 21 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 15 6 21 21 View match >
Round 9 Geelong L 7 6 1 13 21 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn L 3 5 8 21 View match >
Round 11 North Melbourne L 2 3 11 4 1 15 21 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 2 1 1 3 21 View match >
Round 13 Essendon W 12 3 15 21 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 1 2 14 9 4 23 21 View match >
Round 15 Adelaide W 13 16 2 29 21 View match >
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 1 8 6 14 21 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 1 1 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1992 10 1 1 68 63 8 131 21

1992 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Brisbane W 0 0 13 10 1 23 21 View match >
Round 3 Sydney W 0 0 6 5 11 21 View match >
Round 4 Essendon W 0 0 9 12 2 21 21 View match >
Round 5 Melbourne W 0 0 10 7 17 21 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 0 0 6 6 1 12 21 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 0 0 5 7 2 12 21 View match >
Round 8 Carlton L 0 0 3 1 1 4 21 View match >
Round 21 Hawthorn L 7 7 14 21 View match >
Round 22 North Melbourne W 1 2 3 1 5 21 View match >
Elimination Final St Kilda L 0 1 7 5 12 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1993 13 2 3 108 71 21 179 21

1993 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 11 7 1 18 21 View match >
Round 2 Geelong W 0 0 9 4 3 13 21 View match >
Round 3 Essendon W 0 0 7 3 2 10 21 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda L 0 0 4 3 3 7 21 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 0 0 5 10 2 15 21 View match >
Round 7 Adelaide W 0 0 10 12 1 22 21 View match >
Round 8 Hawthorn W 15 1 2 16 21 View match >
Round 9 Fitzroy L 4 7 1 11 21 View match >
Round 10 North Melbourne L 2 18 4 22 21 View match >
Round 11 Melbourne L 1 1 11 3 2 14 21 View match >
Round 12 Brisbane W 2 2 1 4 21 View match >
Round 19 St Kilda W 1 8 11 1 19 21 View match >
Round 21 Carlton L 4 4 2 8 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1994 10 0 0 51 47 9 98 21

1994 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Carlton W 1 1 21 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs W 6 2 2 8 21 View match >
Round 12 Richmond L 9 6 1 15 21 View match >
Round 13 West Coast W 4 11 2 15 21 View match >
Round 14 Brisbane L 9 5 14 21 View match >
Round 15 Sydney W 0 21 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy W 9 9 1 18 21 View match >
Round 17 Carlton L 2 4 1 6 21 View match >
Round 24 North Melbourne L 7 7 14 21 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast L 0 0 4 3 2 7 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1995 8 0 2 25 25 7 50 21

1995 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 West Coast L 0 1 3 2 3 5 21 View match >
Round 3 Geelong L 0 0 2 2 4 21 View match >
Round 4 Essendon D 0 0 8 5 13 21 View match >
Round 5 Hawthorn L 0 1 4 4 21 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 0 0 5 12 2 17 21 View match >
Round 7 Sydney W 0 0 1 1 1 2 21 View match >
Round 9 Melbourne L 0 0 2 1 2 21 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 2 1 3 21 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 131 23 34 1006 787 156 1793
Avg/Game   0.18 0.26 7.68 6.01 1.19 13.69
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

888

Total AFL Games
131
Total AFL Goals
23
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1987
CFC Last Game
Round 17, 1995
Recruited From
East Perth
Full Name
Michael Christian

Awards

  • Life Members
    2001
  • Best Clubman (Darren Millane Memorial Trophy)
    1995
  • Premiership
    1990
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