Wright was a versatile key-position player, recruited from Oakleigh Districts, the same club his brother Stephen started out at. Their father Jack holds the most games played record with the Box Hill Football Club.[1]
He first played in the 1978 VFL season. In his second game, against Fitzroy at Junction Oval, he kicked five behinds but only one goal. Despite starting as a forward, he was often as a full-back by South Melbourne and he had his most productive season in 1979 with 17 appearances. He played some good football from centre half-forward in 1980 and in a win over Footscray took nine marks and had 21 disposals.[2]
In 1981 he was involved in a three-way trade, which resulted in him joining SANFL club Central District. North Melbourne player Maurice Boyse was Wright's replacement, and North received Peter Jonas from Central District.[3]
As a forward, he was a regular fixture in the Central District team but after a pay dispute in 1984 left the club for North Adelaide.
^The Age, "Swap deal unravels new Roo", 1 May 1981, p. 40
^"Australian Football, Michael Wright Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
January 01, 1970
michael, wright, australian, footballer, michael, wright, born, october, 1959, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, south, melbourne, victorian, football, league, michael, wrightpersonal, informationfull, namemichael, wrightdate, birth, 1959, o. Michael Wright born 6 October 1959 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL Michael WrightPersonal informationFull nameMichael WrightDate of birth 1959 10 06 6 October 1959 age 64 Original team s Oakleigh DistrictsHeight187 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight84 kg 185 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1978 1980South Melbourne40 14 1981 1983Central District60 165 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Wright was a versatile key position player recruited from Oakleigh Districts the same club his brother Stephen started out at Their father Jack holds the most games played record with the Box Hill Football Club 1 He first played in the 1978 VFL season In his second game against Fitzroy at Junction Oval he kicked five behinds but only one goal Despite starting as a forward he was often as a full back by South Melbourne and he had his most productive season in 1979 with 17 appearances He played some good football from centre half forward in 1980 and in a win over Footscray took nine marks and had 21 disposals 2 In 1981 he was involved in a three way trade which resulted in him joining SANFL club Central District North Melbourne player Maurice Boyse was Wright s replacement and North received Peter Jonas from Central District 3 As a forward he was a regular fixture in the Central District team but after a pay dispute in 1984 left the club for North Adelaide He is the brother of Stephen Wright 4 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 Michael Wright AFL Tables The Age Swap deal unravels new Roo 1 May 1981 p 40 Australian Football Michael Wright Player Bio australianfootball com Retrieved 27 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Wright Australian footballer amp oldid 1177292235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
