Michael Redenbach (footballer, born 1949)

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Michael Redenbach
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Full name Michael Edward Redenbach
Date of birth (1949-11-01) 1 November 1949 (age 72)
Original team(s) Bairnsdale
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1967–1973 North Melbourne 59 (40)
1974–1975 Perth 18 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Edward Redenbach (born 1 November 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Redenbach was a blond haired half forward-flanker who arrived to North Melbourne from Bairnsdale.

He won the Gardiner Medal in 1970, on a count-back, from Melbourne's Paul Callery. [1]

At the end of the 1973 VFL season, Redenbach was one of the players traded to the Perth Football Club, so that North Melbourne could secure three time Sandover Medal winner Barry Cable. [2]

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References

  1. The Age ,"Supporters roar", 2 September 1970, p. 1
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.