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Michael Richardson

Michael Richardson

1983-1986
17

60 CFC Games Played

117 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
16 March 1959
Recruited From
Swan Districts
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1983
Height:
182cm
Weight:
82kg

Biography

The blond-haired Richardson was enormously popular with Magpie fans when he crossed to Victoria Park from Swan Districts.

The Magpies had pursued him for several years and he delayed his departure from WA after falling through a glass window and missing the WAFL finals series, as he felt he owed Swan Districts another year.

His freakish goalkicking soon endeared him to Magpie fans and he topped Collingwood’s goalkicking with 49 goals in 1983.

In 1986 he negotiated a new contract but two weeks later was told the club was in financial difficulties and all players would have to take a 20 per cent pay-cut. He felt the club had let him down and he was cleared to Essendon, without any great success.

In a side accustomed to kicking long towards its tall forwards he was often ignored as an option and his form suffered.

He moved to Brisbane in 1987 and gave the Bears many fine games as a ruck-rover, centreman or even in defence as a creative half-back, and he believed that three of his four seasons at Brisbane were his best in the VFL.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1983-1986 60 117 3 53%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1983 21 49 29 299 178 477 17

1983 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Melbourne W 1 3 15 5 20 17 View match >
Round 2 Geelong L 2 2 14 9 23 17 View match >
Round 3 Carlton L 2 4 14 9 23 17 View match >
Round 4 Essendon L 8 7 15 17 View match >
Round 5 Hawthorn L 2 18 9 27 17 View match >
Round 6 North Melbourne W 4 3 21 7 28 17 View match >
Round 7 Western Bulldogs W 3 1 14 4 18 17 View match >
Round 8 Richmond W 2 2 11 7 18 17 View match >
Round 9 Sydney L 1 2 8 6 14 17 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 4 1 13 9 22 17 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne W 2 16 3 19 17 View match >
Round 13 Geelong L 1 2 18 8 26 17 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 4 13 10 23 17 View match >
Round 15 Essendon W 1 12 8 20 17 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 3 1 11 6 17 17 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne L 3 17 20 37 17 View match >
Round 18 Western Bulldogs W 5 16 7 23 17 View match >
Round 19 Richmond W 2 2 19 11 30 17 View match >
Round 20 Sydney W 2 2 10 13 23 17 View match >
Round 21 Fitzroy L 1 7 5 12 17 View match >
Round 22 St Kilda W 7 1 24 15 39 17 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1984 17 23 23 252 118 370 17

1984 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Melbourne W 2 1 7 5 12 17 View match >
Round 10 Western Bulldogs L 1 1 5 4 9 17 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn L 16 5 21 17 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda W 2 1 16 16 17 View match >
Round 13 Essendon L 1 2 13 9 22 17 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 3 17 4 21 17 View match >
Round 15 Carlton L 1 11 6 17 17 View match >
Round 16 North Melbourne W 3 1 17 10 27 17 View match >
Round 17 Geelong W 3 20 6 26 17 View match >
Round 18 Richmond W 3 1 20 7 27 17 View match >
Round 19 Fitzroy L 1 13 2 15 17 View match >
Round 20 Melbourne W 1 3 22 9 31 17 View match >
Round 21 Hawthorn L 2 2 16 12 28 17 View match >
Round 22 Western Bulldogs W 1 12 8 20 17 View match >
Elimination Final Fitzroy W 3 16 11 27 17 View match >
Semi Final Carlton W 4 2 18 9 27 17 View match >
Preliminary Final Essendon L 1 13 11 24 17 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1985 21 44 24 274 170 444 17

1985 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 North Melbourne W 2 1 11 13 24 17 View match >
Round 2 Geelong W 1 1 2 3 17 View match >
Round 3 Melbourne W 4 1 14 8 22 17 View match >
Round 4 Essendon L 3 1 12 3 15 17 View match >
Round 5 Sydney W 2 21 11 32 17 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 2 1 22 11 33 17 View match >
Round 7 Fitzroy L 13 9 22 17 View match >
Round 8 Hawthorn W 13 6 19 17 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 2 5 13 14 27 17 View match >
Round 10 Western Bulldogs L 4 1 12 1 13 17 View match >
Round 11 Carlton L 2 7 1 8 17 View match >
Round 13 Geelong L 2 3 17 9 26 17 View match >
Round 14 Melbourne W 6 13 8 21 17 View match >
Round 15 Essendon L 2 15 13 28 17 View match >
Round 16 Sydney W 4 19 12 31 17 View match >
Round 17 Richmond W 1 11 7 18 17 View match >
Round 18 Fitzroy L 3 8 6 14 17 View match >
Round 19 Hawthorn L 3 11 7 18 17 View match >
Round 20 St Kilda W 4 3 19 11 30 17 View match >
Round 21 Western Bulldogs L 2 1 15 14 29 17 View match >
Round 22 Carlton L 2 7 4 11 17 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1986 1 1 9 3 12 17

1986 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Essendon L 1 9 3 12 17 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 60 117 76 834 469 1303
Avg/Game   1.95 1.27 13.90 7.82 21.72
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

837

Total AFL Games
156
Total AFL Goals
174
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1983
CFC Last Game
Round 1, 1986
Recruited From
Swan Districts
Full Name
Michael Richardson

Awards

  • All Australian
    1983
  • Leading Goalkicker (Gordon Coventry Trophy)
    1983
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