Michael Gibbons (footballer)


Michael Gibbons is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was recruited from Williamstown after he won two J J Liston Trophys, the best and fairest in the VFL.

Early life & junior career

Gibbons began his football journey with Lavington before playing under 18 football in the TAC Cup with the Murray Bushrangers. Overlooked in the draft he moved to Melbourne to further develop his game. The versatile midfield-forward spent five years at Williamstown in the VFL. In that time, he became a dual J.J Liston Medal winner and Norm Goss Medallist in the 2015 VFL Grand Final.

AFL career

Carlton (2019-present)

Gibbons was picked up by Carlton as a rookie in February 2019. He debuted later that month in the opening game of the season against Richmond and later went on to play 21 out of 22 games for Carlton in his first season. He had kicked 16 goals in his first season of AFL. He signed a one-year extension contract for the Blues for the 2020 season.

Statistics

As of round 1 of the 2020 season
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! 16
! 14
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! 9.0
! 5.3
! 14.3
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