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Michael Gibbons

Williamstown and Carlton

AFL career

47 games35 goals

Debut
R1 2019 v RCH21 Mar 2019
Most recent
R11 2021 v SYD30 May 2021

Stats

AFL

2021
CAR
11
8.9
5.3
14.2
3.5
0.5
0.5
2.5
0.7
0.5
61
65
2020
CAR
15
9.6
4.2
13.8
3.4
0.7
0.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
61
75
2019
CAR
21
9.3
5.3
14.7
3.3
0.6
1.0
2.7
0.8
0.7
62
59

VFL

2018
WIL
19
18.9
10.4
29.3
3.4
2.2
1.3
5.8
0.4
0.3
112
2017
WIL
17
13.9
11.4
25.2
3.9
1.2
1.3
5.3
0.8
0.4
100
2016
WIL
18
16.2
13.1
29.3
3.6
1.2
1.7
4.8
0.3
0.5
104
2015
WIL
17
12.4
11.2
23.6
3.5
0.6
1.3
3.6
0.4
0.6
85
2014
WIL
12
6.7
5.2
11.8
2.2
0.3
0.8
3.4
0.7
0.5
53
League
Season
SYD
SCG
R11
3
3
6
1
1
1
0
2
0.0
24
44
0
0
HAW
MCG
R10
11
6
17
6
0
0
0
1
1.0
73
78
0
0
MEL
MCG
R9
5
4
9
4
0
1
0
4
1.0
54
49
0
0
WBD
MS
R8
4
7
11
1
0
0
0
4
0.0
45
61
0
0
ESS
MCG
R7
12
5
17
3
0
0
0
5
0.0
75
80
0
0
BRL
MS
R6
4
1
5
2
1
2
0
3
0.1
28
22
0
0
PAD
MCG
R5
9
9
18
2
1
1
0
2
0.1
58
64
0
0
GCS
MS
R4
14
5
19
2
1
0
0
3
0.2
73
93
0
0
FRE
MS
R3
16
8
24
8
1
0
0
2
1.0
103
79
0
0
COL
MCG
R2
12
3
15
3
1
1
0
0
3.1
68
63
0
0
RCH
MCG
R1
8
7
15
7
0
0
0
1
2.0
75
77
0
0

Profile

Born
15 May 1995 (age 31y 160d)
Height
176 cm
Weight
77 kg

Teams

Honours

  • J.J. Liston Trophy(2×) 2016, 2018
  • VFL Premiership2015

After dominating the VFL with Williamstown and claiming two J.J. Liston Trophies, Michael Gibbons finally earned his AFL opportunity as a mature-age recruit via the inaugural Supplemental Selection Period in 2019. Despite his background as a prolific ball-winning midfielder at state league level, he was largely repurposed by the Blues as a high-pressure small forward to accommodate the club's established engine room. Gibbons proved durable and consistent early in his tenure, playing every game in his debut season and earning respect for his elite work rate and goal sense. However, chronic groin injuries hampered his output in his final year, and he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2021 season.