Michael Osborne (footballer)

Michael Osborne
Michael Osborne
Personal information
Full name	Michael Osborne
Date of birth	29 July 1982 (age 42)
Original team(s)	Labrador (QAFL)
Draft	No. 11, 2001 rookie draft
Debut	Round 21, 2001, Hawthorn vs. Adelaide, at Football Park
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
2001–2013	Hawthorn
International team honours
Years	Team
2008	Australia
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
Career highlights
	AFL premiership player: 2008; 2× VFL premiership player: 2001, 2013;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Osborne (born 29 July 1982) is a former Australian rules football coach and player who most recently served as a development coach with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1] in 2014 and 2015 before opening The Australian Rules Football College (ARFC) with premiership teammate Brad Sewell. As a player, he played with the Hawthorn Football Club.

In 2016, he was assistant coach at Balwyn in the EFL where the club won their 4th premiership in 5 years under the tenure of Daniel Donati.

Overview

Recruited from Labrador, Queensland, Osborne debuted for Hawthorn Football Club in 2001 after being elevated from the rookie list. He played in the Box Hill Hawks's 2001 premiership team that year.^[2] While only playing three games in his first two seasons, since 2003 Osborne was a regular selection when not injured. A versatile player Osborne could play as a small defender, midfielder or forward. In 2005, he was awarded the club's 'defensive pursuits player of the year'. In 2008 Osborne played in 20 of the 22 home-and-away games, and was part of Hawthorn's premiership team and finished 5th in the Peter Crimmins Medal.

Osborne suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Round 7 of the 2012 season. He was delisted at the end of the 2012 season, but was redrafted with pick 70 in 2012 draft. Hawthorn recruitment manager Graeme Wright said: "It's great to have 'Ossie' back on the list officially. He was very gracious in helping us from a list management point of view. We were able to get Jonathan Simpkin onto the list as a delisted free agent by delisting 'Ossie'."^[3]

He played 5 senior games in 2013, spending most of the season with Hawthorn's affiliate VFL side Box Hill.

Osborne announced his retirement at Hawthorn's 2013 Best and Fairest count.^[4]

Immediately after his playing days were over, he joined Carlton as a development coach on 27 November 2013.^[5]

In March 2016, Osborne, along with ex-teammate Brad Sewell, launched the Australian Rules Football College.^[6] Based in North Melbourne, and based on a US college model, the Australian Rules Football College focuses on developing the football skills of their students, whilst also placing an emphasis on education, through offering certificates in health, personal training, massage, leadership, management and diplomas in business.^[7]

Statistics

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


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2001	Hawthorn	40	2	1	0	3	3	6	2	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	0
2002	Hawthorn	40	1	1	0	4	3	7	3	0	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	0
2003	Hawthorn	40	19	3	3	169	64	233	62	40	0.2	0.2	8.9	3.4	12.3	3.3	2.1	0
2004	Hawthorn	40	17	1	0	106	54	160	50	28	0.1	0.0	6.2	3.2	9.4	2.9	1.6	0
2005	Hawthorn	7	19	8	3	166	91	257	76	49	0.4	0.2	8.7	4.8	13.5	4.0	2.6	0
2006	Hawthorn	7	4	3	4	31	28	59	10	8	0.8	1.0	7.8	7.0	14.8	2.5	2.0	0
2007	Hawthorn	7	14	8	7	103	64	167	60	19	0.6	0.5	7.4	4.6	11.9	4.3	1.4	0
2008^#	Hawthorn	7	23	27	10	235	179	414	134	46	1.2	0.4	10.2	7.8	18.0	5.8	2.0	1
2009	Hawthorn	7	17	14	9	146	116	262	73	46	0.8	0.5	8.6	6.8	15.4	4.3	2.7	0
2010	Hawthorn	7	20	17	10	156	103	259	79	55	0.9	0.5	7.8	5.2	13.0	4.0	2.8	0
2011	Hawthorn	7	20	21	10	172	109	281	80	57	1.1	0.5	8.6	5.5	14.1	4.0	2.9	0
2012	Hawthorn	7	7	3	6	45	43	88	20	14	0.4	0.9	6.4	6.1	12.6	2.9	2.0	0
2013	Hawthorn	7	5	3	0	29	20	49	15	13	0.6	0.0	5.8	4.0	9.8	3.0	2.6	0
Career:^[8]			168	110	62	1365	877	2242	664	377	0.7	0.4	8.1	5.2	13.3	4.0	2.2	1

Honors and achievements

Team

AFL premiership player (Hawthorn): 2008
2× Minor premiership (Hawthorn): 2012, 2013
2× VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2001, 2013

Individual

AFL Rising Star nominee: 2003
Australian international rules football team: 2008
Box Hill Hawks All-Stars team (1999–2019)
Hawthorn life member

References

^ "2015 Coaching Panel". carltonfc.com.au. Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ Martin Blake (28 March 2020). Mighty Fighting Hawks. Penguin Books. p. 75. ISBN 9781760142629.
^ Macgugan, Mark (23 November 2012). "Osborne back in the nest". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Hawks farewell three retirees".
^ "Blues appoint new Development Coach".
^ King, Travis. "Ex-Hawks Sewell, Osborne launch new footy college". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ Green, Warwick (24 March 2016). "FORMER HAWKS ARE ALL ABOUT CLASS". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ Michael Osborne's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

Michael Osborne's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[1] "2015 Coaching Panel". carltonfc.com.au. Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[2] Martin Blake (28 March 2020). Mighty Fighting Hawks. Penguin Books. p. 75. ISBN 9781760142629.

[3] Macgugan, Mark (23 November 2012). "Osborne back in the nest". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[4] "Hawks farewell three retirees".

[5] "Blues appoint new Development Coach".

[6] King, Travis. "Ex-Hawks Sewell, Osborne launch new footy college". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[7] Green, Warwick (24 March 2016). "FORMER HAWKS ARE ALL ABOUT CLASS". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[8] Michael Osborne's player profile at AFL Tables

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