1. Michael Barlow was born on 18 December 1987 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Michael Barlow
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Michael Barlow was educated at Notre Dame College, Shepparton before finishing his schooling as a boarder at Assumption College, Kilmore.
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Unlike most players in the AFL, Barlow did not play in the TAC Cup as a junior, but instead played for Shepparton United in the Goulburn Valley Football League, where he represented Victoria Country in 2007 as a 19-year-old.
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Michael Barlow won Shepparton United's best and fairest at age 19 before moving to the Victorian Football League at the end of the 2007 season.
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Michael Barlow moved to play for the Werribee Football Club in the VFL in 2008.
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Michael Barlow was one of eight players from the VFL selected in the rookie draft.
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Michael Barlow made a successful debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2010 AFL season, gaining 33 possessions and kicking two goals, and was named as one of the best players on the ground.
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Michael Barlow's game consisted of 10 kicks, 15 handballs, 4 marks, 8 tackles and a goal.
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Michael Barlow was awarded the Best First Year Player Award at the 2010 AFL Players Association awards, despite missing 8 home and away games due to his broken leg.
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Michael Barlow gathered 25 disposals to be one of the Dockers best in the huge 89-point loss to the Demons in what was deemed a successful return to AFL football.
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Michael Barlow returned as the substitute in the round 17 clash against Sydney at the SCG, collecting 11 disposals after being activated on to the ground at three-quarter time.
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Michael Barlow finished off the season strongly from then on, playing every game onwards and averaging just over 24 disposals.
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Michael Barlow missed the whole pre-season competition and returned as the substitute again in the opening two games against Geelong and Sydney.
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Michael Barlow finished 9th in the club's best and fairest award, the Doig Medal.
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Michael Barlow continued to be a key part of Fremantle's midfield in the following years, finishing seventh and sixth in the Doig Medal in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
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Michael Barlow subsequently joined Gold Coast as a delisted free agent.
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Michael Barlow had played in every game for the Suns in 2017 until he again broke the fibula in his left leg whilst being tackled by Bryce Gibbs during a match against Carlton in round 13.
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Michael Barlow was delisted by the Suns at the end of the 2018 season.
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In October 2018, Michael Barlow was announced as a playing assistant coach with original VFL club Werribee for 2019.
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In 2021, Michael Barlow was appointed head coach of the Werribee Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
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Michael Barlow joined the North Melbourne Football Club and replaced Gavin Brown as their new Head of Development ahead of the 2024 AFL season.