Viv Michie

Viv Michie
Michie at training in July 2015
Personal information
Full name	Vivian Michie
Date of birth	(1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 44, 2010 national draft
Debut	Round 14, 2013, Fremantle vs. Geelong, at Simonds Stadium
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–2013	Fremantle	01 (0)
2014–2016	Melbourne	21 (1)
Total		22 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Vivian "Viv" Michie (born 23 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Michie played junior football for the Fitzroy Juniors and Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup.^[1] He showed his agility at the AFL pre-draft testing, finishing third in the agility run.^[2] He represented Victoria Metro at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships.

He was drafted by Fremantle with their 2nd selection, 44th overall, in the 2010 AFL Draft.^[3]

Michie struggled to play any football in his first two seasons at the club due to stress fractures in his right foot.^[4] He played his first AFL game for Fremantle as a late replacement for Lee Spurr in Round 14 of the 2013 AFL season, against the Geelong Football Club, after performing well in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for Peel Thunder, for whom he won the best and fairest award for 2013.^[5]

Michie was traded to the Melbourne Football Club during the 2013 Trade Period for pick 54.^[6] He was delisted by Melbourne in November 2015, but was re-drafted in the 2016 rookie draft.^[7][8] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted again by Melbourne.^[9]

Statistics

^[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2011	Fremantle	20	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	Fremantle	20	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	Fremantle	20	1	0	0	7	6	13	1	3	0.0	0.0	7.0	6.0	13.0	1.0	3.0
2014	Melbourne	22	6	0	0	47	58	105	24	18	0.0	0.0	7.8	9.7	17.5	4.0	3.0
2015	Melbourne	22	11	0	4	83	78	161	31	24	0.0	0.4	7.5	7.1	14.1	2.8	2.2
2016	Melbourne	22	4	1	0	24	35	59	14	5	0.3	0.0	6.0	8.8	14.8	3.5	1.3
Career			22	1	4	161	177	338	70	50	0.1	0.2	7.3	8.1	15.4	3.2	2.3

References

1. "Former Fitzroy junior player drafted at Pick 44". 20 November 2010.
2. Quayle, Emma (30 September 2010). "Draftees fast becoming centre of attention". The Age. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
3. "Eagles and Dockers make draft picks". Australia: ABC News. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
4. Kastanis, Costa (24 May 2013). "Michie 'way ahead of schedule': Lyon". fremantlefc.com.au.
5. “Michie Voted Thunder’s Best and Fairest”
6. Schmook, Nathan (16 October 2013). "Young Docker Viv Michie moves to Demons". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
7. Phelan, Jennifer (10 November 2015). "Dees delist midfielder Michie, with rookie plans". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
8. Burgan, Matt (27 November 2015). "Melbourne redrafts midfielder Michie". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
9. "Melbourne Delists Four More". Triple M. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
10. "Viv Michie". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

External links

• Viv Michie's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Viv Michie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Viv Michie on Twitter
• Viv Michie's profile from Demonwiki