Michael Kol | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Michael Kol | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1962 | ||
Original team(s) | Lara ( GFL) [1] | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1983–1989 | Geelong | 63 (42) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Michael Kol (born 1 January 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
Kol played for Geelong Football League club Lara and the Geelong Under-19s before making his VFL senior debut in 1983. He kicked 22 goals from 18 games in 1983, to finish second behind Terry Bright in the club goal-kicking table. [2] His twin brother, Nigel Kol, was also at Geelong in 1983 but they would appear together just once, against Sydney at Kardinia Park in round eight. [2]
Kol was one of the faster players of his generation and regularly competed in the " Grand Final Sprint". He finished second, to Geoff Ablett, in the 1985 VFL Grand Final sprint. [3]
From 1984 to 1986 Kol played less than half of Geelong's games but had a strong season in 1987, making 16 appearances and averaged 20 disposals a game. [2] He polled seven votes in the 1987 Brownlow Medal count, with all his votes coming in four consecutive rounds. [2]
He didn't feature at all in the 1988 VFL season and was used just three times the following year, despite playing well enough in the reserves to win the 1989 Gardiner Medal.