Michael Mansfield (footballer)

Michael Mansfield
Personal information
Full name Michael Mansfield
Date of birth (1971-08-08) 8 August 1971 (age 53)
Original team(s) St Joseph's
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Half back flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–1999 Geelong 181 (100)
2000–2002 Carlton 054 0(18)
Total 235 (118)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Mansfield (born 8 August 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A left footed half back flanker, Mansfield was recruited from St Joseph's and debuted for Geelong in 1990. He played 181 games for the Cats before moving to Carlton in 1999 where he brought up his 200th game of AFL. During his time with Geelong, Mansfield was twice named an All-Australian, in 1994 and 1995. Mansfield is now a stockbroker in Melbourne.[1]

In 2020 he was named in the St Joseph’s College team of champions, recognising the best VFL/AFL players to have attended the school.[2]

  1. ^ "Michael Mansfield". rbsmorgans.com. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Four skippers, eight All-Australians, one Brownlow ... one school". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.