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Michael Tuck

Hawthorn

AFL career

426 games320 goals

Debut
R8 1972 v RCH20 May 1972
Most recent
GF 1991 v WCE28 Sept 1991

Stats

1991
HAW
21
10.9
4.5
15.4
2.3
1.6
0.7
2.6
0.2
0.2
60
1990
HAW
22
13.6
5.7
19.3
3.0
1.8
0.8
2.0
0.1
0.2
69
1989
HAW
23
12.3
5.3
17.6
2.8
1.8
1.1
2.0
0.2
0.4
65
1988
HAW
22
11.2
6.0
17.2
2.1
1.4
1.1
1.8
0.2
0.5
59
1987
HAW
26
13.4
6.3
19.7
2.4
1.6
1.7
2.8
0.7
0.5
72
1986
HAW
24
12.3
7.5
19.8
2.8
2.0
1.2
-
0.5
0.6
-
1985
HAW
23
13.3
4.6
17.9
2.7
1.9
2.1
-
1.0
0.8
-
1984
HAW
20
14.8
4.6
19.4
2.3
2.4
1.4
-
1.1
0.7
-
1983
HAW
20
17.5
4.9
22.4
3.8
2.6
2.5
-
1.7
1.1
-
1982
HAW
25
15.0
6.4
21.4
2.9
2.4
2.8
-
1.5
1.1
-
1981
HAW
21
14.3
5.2
19.5
4.0
2.2
2.8
-
1.5
1.5
-
1980
HAW
19
14.8
5.4
20.3
3.6
2.8
2.4
-
0.8
1.3
-
1979
HAW
22
19.0
5.7
24.8
3.1
3.6
3.7
-
0.9
1.2
-
1978
HAW
25
19.6
5.4
25.0
3.6
3.1
3.6
-
0.7
1.0
-
1977
HAW
25
18.1
4.6
22.7
3.3
2.5
2.9
-
0.5
0.5
-
1976
HAW
25
17.4
4.4
21.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
-
0.6
0.8
-
1975
HAW
24
18.0
1.9
19.9
2.7
2.1
3.0
-
0.8
1.1
-
1974
HAW
23
16.3
1.9
18.2
2.9
2.3
2.2
-
1.0
0.8
-
1973
HAW
11
10.1
0.6
10.7
1.5
2.3
1.4
-
0.2
0.3
-
1972
HAW
5
9.8
1.4
11.2
1.4
1.2
1.2
-
0.6
0.6
-
League
Season
WCE
WP
GF
7
3
10
2
1
1
0
2
0.0
39
GEE
WP
SF
14
2
16
2
2
0
0
1
0.0
58
WCE
SUB
QF
11
3
14
1
3
1
0
2
0.0
50
ESS
WP
R24
17
9
26
1
1
1
0
4
0.0
86
CAR
PP
R23
13
9
22
3
1
0
0
5
0.0
87
WCE
SUB
R22
7
3
10
2
2
1
0
1
0.0
36
FSC
WP
R20
15
5
20
4
2
0
0
3
0.0
81
RCH
WP
R18
6
9
15
1
0
0
0
1
0.0
43
SYD
SCG
R17
8
4
12
2
1
1
0
3
1.2
56
ADE
WP
R16
21
7
28
8
1
1
0
3
0.0
111
NTH
MCG
R15
10
1
11
2
1
0
0
3
0.0
51
MEL
WP
R14
17
9
26
2
4
0
0
2
0.0
87
GEE
PP
R12
7
3
10
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
36
STK
PP
R11
10
1
11
0
2
1
0
2
0.0
39
COL
WP
R10
4
1
5
2
2
2
0
5
1.0
42
ESS
WP
R9
11
7
18
3
0
2
0
3
1.0
68
CAR
WP
R8
18
6
24
3
3
2
0
5
1.2
100
FIT
NHO
R6
2
1
3
0
1
0
0
2
0.0
17
FSC
WP
R5
7
3
10
1
3
1
0
3
0.0
42
RCH
WP
R3
14
5
19
3
3
0
0
2
0.0
72
SYD
PP
R2
10
3
13
3
1
1
0
3
0.0
55

Profile

Born
24 June 1953 (age 73y 119d)
Birthplace
Berwick, VIC
Height
188 cm
Weight
76 kg

Teams

  • Hawthorn
    426 games, 320 goals
    1972–1991

Honours

  • Premiership(7×) 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991
  • Hall of Fame1996
  • Hawthorn captain(6×) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
  • Brownlow Medal
    Top 10
    1978, 1987

Bio

1 revision

Recruited from Berwick, Michael Tuck initially bided his time in the reserves before establishing himself in a Hawthorn lineup teeming with superstars. While he lacked the muscular definition of many contemporaries, his wiry frame concealed deceptive strength and elite endurance. He became the quintessential ruck-rover, easily identifiable by his long sleeves and loping stride as he accumulated possessions and drove the Hawks' engine room for two decades.

Tuck's longevity allowed him to span multiple eras of dominance at Glenferrie Oval, eventually succeeding Leigh Matthews as captain in 1986. Under his understated leadership, the club adopted a ruthless professionalism that secured four flags in six years. He retired following the 1991 premiership with a VFL/AFL record of 426 games, a benchmark that stood for a quarter of a century. Perhaps even more significant is his haul of seven premierships from eleven grand final appearances, a record that remains unmatched in the history of the competition.

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