Michael Allen Nunan was born on 12 April 1949 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sturt Football Club, Norwood Football Club and the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, as well as for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
10 Facts About Mick Nunan
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Mick Nunan had a highly decorated playing career, winning premierships with Sturt and Norwood before becoming coach of North Adelaide and leading the club to two premierships.
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Mick Nunan was Fitzroy Football Club's last official AFL senior coach in 1996, resigning halfway through the season as news came out that Fitzroy's AFL operations would be taken over by Brisbane Bears and that the Bears would become the Brisbane Lions.
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Mick Nunan was recognized for his achievements in South Australian football when he was among the inaugural inductees at the establishment of the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Mick Nunan joined Sturt from Port Pirie in 1966 and during his 188 games with the Double Blues, he played in their 1969,1970,1974 and 1976 premiership sides.
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Mick Nunan played in the 1978 premiership side during the first of his two seasons at Norwood.
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Mick Nunan then coached North Adelaide to premierships in 1987 and 1991 during his twelve seasons as senior coach.
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Mick Nunan was appointed senior coach of Fitzroy Football Club for the 1996 season, when he replaced caretaker senior coach Alan McConnell, who replaced Bernie Quinlan, after Quinlan was sacked in the middle of the 1995 season.
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Mick Nunan was at the helm for Fitzroy's last ever AFL win, in Round 8 against Fremantle at Whitten Oval on 16 May 1996.
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Mick Nunan was then replaced by Alan McConnell, who returned to the role in his second stint as caretaker senior coach of Fitzroy Football Club in the 1996 season for Fitzroy's last eight games within the AFL.