Michael "Spud" Firrito (born 27 November 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his AFL debut in round 12, 2003. Although he was primarily a defender, he had been used as a tagger occasionally.
In August 2016, North Melbourne announced they would not renew Firrito's contract for the 2017 season.[1]
International Rules Series
Michael Firrito was selected by Mick Malthouse for 2008 International Rules series for Australia against Ireland. In the first Test, Firrito played as full back and right corner back before replacing Nathan Bock as goalkeeper for the second test,[2] when he made many good saves despite conceding 4 goals.[3] Firrito was one of 5 North Melbourne players selected in the squad, along with Daniel Wells, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey and Matt Campbell.
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2003 | Kangaroos | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | Kangaroos | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 61 | 151 | 35 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | Kangaroos | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 168 | 105 | 273 | 84 | 74 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | Kangaroos | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 130 | 107 | 237 | 76 | 44 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Kangaroos | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 168 | 332 | 89 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | North Melbourne | 11 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 156 | 179 | 335 | 109 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | North Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 172 | 197 | 369 | 81 | 101 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 2010 | North Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 232 | 424 | 89 | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 2011 | North Melbourne | 11 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 163 | 343 | 68 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | North Melbourne | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 222 | 412 | 98 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | North Melbourne | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 90 | 252 | 83 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | North Melbourne | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 135 | 327 | 94 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 16.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | North Melbourne | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 123 | 312 | 79 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | North Melbourne | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 117 | 282 | 83 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Career | 275 | 29 | 32 | 2156 | 1901 | 4057 | 1069 | 622 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | ||
References
- ^ "North Melbourne won't offer Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo, Michael Firrito contracts for 2017". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Firrito answers SOS
- ^ Australia -v- Ireland matchtracker
- ^ "Michael Firrito stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
External links
- Michael Firrito's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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