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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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| years1 = 1978–1993
| years1 = 1978–1993
| club1 = [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]]
| club1 = [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]]
| games_goals1 = 334 (141) <ref> These tallies refer to premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only. </ref>
| games_goals1 = 378 (152)
| sooteam1 = [[South Australia Australian rules football team|South Australia]]
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| careerhighlights = *Premiership player 1987, and 1991
| soogames_goals1 = 11
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*Captain [[North Adelaide Football Club]] 1993
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| careerhighlights = *Premiership player 1987 and 1991
*Best & Fairest [[North Adelaide Football Club]] 1983
*Awarded Life Membership [[North Adelaide Football Club]] 1987
*Best & Fairest [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] 1983
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*Life membership of [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] 1987
*North Adelaide Games Record Holder (334 SANFL, 44 other)
*North Adelaide Team of the Century (Interchange) 2000
*Captain of [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] 1993
*Captain of South Australia 1991
*State Games 11
*State Captain 1991
*SANFL Hall Of Fame 2002
*SANFL Hall Of Fame 2002
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'''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 record for most games played for North Adelaide.
'''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.
Recruited from the Orroroo Football Club in the [[Northern Areas Football Association]], Redden made his SANFL debut in 1978.


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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.
In 1993 he was appointed captain of the [[North Adelaide Football Club]], and captained the club for the season, in which was his last year of football, due to retirement.


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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.<ref>{{cite web |title=SANFL Hall of Fame: Michael J. Redden |url=https://sanfl.com.au/inside-sanfl/hall-of-fame/michael-j-redden/ |website=SANFL |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
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He played in the North Adelaide premiership team of 1987, and 1991, won the club's [[best and fairest]] award in 1983, and was awarded life membership at North Adelaide in 1987.


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Redden lived on a farming property in [[Pekina]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Matt |title=Champion ruck a true state stalwart |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/north-ruckman-mick-redden-a-south-australian-footy-stalwart/news-story/d0ea978a5f7feb62d842cb8956955032 |access-date=3 April 2019 |work=The Advertiser |date=17 May 2012 |language=en}}</ref> near [[Orroroo, South Australia|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.<ref>[https://nafc.com.au/history/player?playerId=eba476d8-55be-486c-a45a-f5087316b99c NAFC Player Database]</ref>
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Redden played representative football for South Australia, representing the State 11 times, was State Captain in 1991, and inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=SANFL Hall of Fame: Michael J. Redden |url=https://sanfl.com.au/inside-sanfl/hall-of-fame/michael-j-redden/ |website=SANFL |accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>


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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.<ref>[https://nafc.com.au/history#century NAFC Team of the Century]</ref> and Hall of Fame.<ref>[https://nafc.com.au/hall-of-fame NAFC Hall of Fame]</ref>
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Redden lived on a farming property in [[Pekina]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Matt |title=Champion ruck a true state stalwart |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/north-ruckman-mick-redden-a-south-australian-footy-stalwart/news-story/d0ea978a5f7feb62d842cb8956955032 |accessdate=3 April 2019 |work=The Advertiser |date=17 May 2012 |language=en}}</ref> near [[Orroroo, South Australia|Orroroo]], 300 kilometres north of the city, during his playing career. It is estimated that he travelled approximately 260,000 kilometres to and from matches during his 16 season career.<ref>[https://nafc.com.au/history/player?playerId=eba476d8-55be-486c-a45a-f5087316b99c NAFC Player Database]</ref>

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The value of Mick Redden’s contribution to North Adelaide was officially recognised with his inclusion in the club's Team of the Century<ref>[https://nafc.com.au/history#century NAFC Team of the Century]</ref> and Hall of Fame.<ref>[https://nafc.com.au/hall-of-fame NAFC Hall of Fame]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Fos Williams Medal winners}}
{{Fos Williams Medal winners}}
{{1991 North Adelaide premiership players}}
{{North Adelaide Team of The Century}}
{{1984 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1984 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1986 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1986 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1989 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1989 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1990 SANFL All-Stars Challenge}}
{{1991 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1991 South Australia State of Origin players}}


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[[Category:North Adelaide Football Club players]]
[[Category:North Adelaide Football Club players]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia]]
[[Category:South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]




Latest revision as of 20:43, 21 November 2024

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1978–1993 North Adelaide 334 (141) [1]
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia 11
1 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.[2]

Redden lived on a farming property in Pekina,[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] and Hall of Fame.[6]

References

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  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
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