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Australian rules footballer
Michael Redden
Personal information
Full name Michael John Redden
Date of birth (1957-05-17) 17 May 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Pekina, South Australia
Original team(s) Orroroo (NAFA)
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1978–1993 North Adelaide 334 (141)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia 11
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Michael John Redden (born 17 May 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He is the holder of the club games record for North Adelaide with 334 premiership games, and also played 44 pre-season/night series matches, kicking 11 goals.

Recruited from the Orroroo Football Club in the Northern Areas Football Association, Redden made his SANFL debut in 1978.

He played in North Adelaide's premiership teams of 1987 and 1991, and won the club's best and fairest award in 1983, being awarded life membership at North Adelaide in 1987. In 1993, he was appointed captain of North Adelaide, and captained the club until his retirement at the end of the season.

Redden also played 11 matches in State of Origin football for South Australia, and was State Captain in 1991, being inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame in 2002.

Redden lived on a farming property in Pekina, near Orroroo, 270 kilometres north of Adelaide, during his playing career. It is estimated that he travelled approximately 260,000 kilometres to and from matches during his career.

The value of Mick Redden's contribution to North Adelaide was officially recognised with his inclusion on the interchange bench in the club's Team of the Century. and Hall of Fame.

References

  1. These tallies refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.
  2. "SANFL Hall of Fame: Michael J. Redden". SANFL. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. Turner, Matt (17 May 2012). "Champion ruck a true state stalwart". The Advertiser. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. NAFC Player Database
  5. NAFC Team of the Century
  6. NAFC Hall of Fame
Fos Williams Medal winners
State of Origin
State Interleague
City v Country
The Fos Williams Medal has been awarded since 1981 to the "best" player from South Australia during Inter-State or Inter-Competition matches.
North Adelaide Football Club • 1991 SANFL Premiers
North Adelaide 21.22 (148) defeated West Adelaide 11.7 (73), at Football Park, 5 October 1991, crowd: 39,276
Full-forward
Half-forward
Centre
Half-back
Full-back
Ruck
Interchange
  • Stephen Riley
  • Tim Nunan
Coach
North Adelaide Football Club • Team of the Century
Full-forward
Half-forward
Centre
Half-back
Full-back
Ruck
Interchange
Coach
South Australian team – 1984 Interstate Championships
Victoria 16.12 (108) defeated South Australia 16.8 (104), at Football Park, 15 May 1984
Western Australia 14.14 (98) defeated South Australia 14.13 (97), at Football Park, 9 June 1984
Both games
State of Origin vs. Victoria
State Game vs. Western Australia
Coach: Kerley
South Australian team – 1986 State of Origin
Coach: Cornes
South Australian team – 1989 State of Origin
Coach: Cahill
1990 SANFL West-End All-Stars Challenge - Country v City
The Advertiser Country All-Stars 23.15 (153) d The News City All-Stars 14.28 (112) at Football Park, 21 May 1990
The Advertiser Country All-Stars
The News City All-Stars
Fos Williams Medal: Andrew Jarman
South Australian team – 1991 State of Origin
Coach: Cornes

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