Mike Fitzpatrick (footballer)
| Mike Fitzpatrick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Clifford Fitzpatrick | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Hastings, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Hale School | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1970–1974 | Subiaco (WAFL) | 97 (77) | |
| 1975–1983 | Carlton (VFL) | 150 (150) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1972–1982 | Western Australia | 11 (7) | |
| ? | Victoria | 2 (?) | |
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael Clifford "Mike" Fitzpatrick (born 28 January 1953) is an Australian businessman, sporting administrator and former professional Australian rules football player. He has been the chairman of the AFL Commission (Australian football's governing body) since 2007, but will retire in April 2017 and be replaced by Richard Goyder.
Fitzpatrick was raised in Perth and began his football career with Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). A ruckman, he played 97 games for the club between 1970 and 1974, playing in a premiership team in 1973 and winning the club's best and fairest award in his last two seasons. Fitzpatrick transferred to the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 1975 season, and represented Carlton until his retirement at the end of the 1983 season. He played in premierships in 1979, 1981, and 1982, and captained the club from 1980 to 1983. Fitzpatrick also represented both Western Australia and Victoria in interstate matches.
A graduate of the University of Western Australia, Fitzpatrick interrupted his football career to study at St. John's College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship. He initially worked for the Victorian Treasury Department after retiring from football, and later worked in investment banking and funds management. Outside of his commercial interests, Fitzpatrick served on the board of the Carlton Football Club from 1989 to 1995 and as chairman of the Australian Sports Commission from 1994 to 1997. He was appointed to the AFL Commission in 2003, and in 2007 replaced Ron Evans as its chairman.
...
Wikipedia