Michael Firrito

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Michael Firrito
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Firrito playing for North Melbourne in 2011
Personal information
Full name Michael Firrito
Nickname(s) Spud, The Mexican
Date of birth (1983-11-27) 27 November 1983 (age 40)
Original team(s) Box Hill Hawks (VFL)
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 11
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2003–2016 North Melbourne 275 (29)
International team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2008 Australia 2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 23, 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael "Spud" Firrito (born 27 November 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his AFL debut in round 12, 2003. Although he was primarily a defender, he had been used as a tagger occasionally.

Contents

In August 2016, North Melbourne announced they would not renew Firrito's contract for the 2017 season. [1]

International Rules Series

Michael Firrito was selected by Mick Malthouse for 2008 International Rules series for Australia against Ireland. In the first Test, Firrito played as full back and right corner back before replacing Nathan Bock as goalkeeper for the second test, [2] when he made many good saves despite conceding 4 goals. [3] Firrito was one of 5 North Melbourne players selected in the squad, along with Daniel Wells, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey and Matt Campbell.

Statistics

[4]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2003 Kangaroos 42200628130.00.03.01.04.00.51.5
2004 Kangaroos 241642906115135330.30.15.63.89.42.22.1
2005 Kangaroos 24235416810527384740.20.27.34.611.93.73.2
2006 Kangaroos 24173513010723776440.20.37.66.313.94.52.6
2007 Kangaroos 24241116416833289390.00.06.87.013.83.71.6
2008 North Melbourne 112317156179335109400.00.36.87.814.64.71.7
2009 North Melbourne 112296172197369811010.40.37.89.016.83.74.6
2010 North Melbourne 11222219223242489540.10.18.710.519.34.02.5
2011 North Melbourne 11212118016334368570.10.08.67.816.33.22.7
2012 North Melbourne 11231119022241298370.00.08.39.717.94.31.6
2013 North Melbourne 1117001629025283280.00.09.55.314.84.91.6
2014 North Melbourne 11201019213532794340.10.09.66.816.44.71.7
2015 North Melbourne 11230318912331279520.00.18.25.313.63.42.3
2016 North Melbourne 11220016511728283260.00.07.55.312.83.81.2
Career275293221561901405710696220.10.17.86.914.83.92.3

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References

  1. ↑ "North Melbourne won't offer Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo, Michael Firrito contracts for 2017". Herald Sun . News Corp Australia. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Firrito answers SOS
  3. ↑ Australia -v- Ireland matchtracker
  4. ↑ "Michael Firrito stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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