Michael Sheahan was born on 3 March 1947 and is an Australian journalist who specialises in Australian rules football.
10 Facts About Mike Sheahan
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Mike Sheahan was chief football writer and associate sports editor for the Herald Sun for 18 years.
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Mike Sheahan was a panelist on the Fox Footy program On the Couch and former media director for the Australian Football League.
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Mike Sheahan joins Brian Taylor, Matthew Richardson, Matthew Lloyd and Leigh Matthews in the 3AW radio station's pre-match football discussion on Saturday afternoons.
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Mike Sheahan was a part of this until June 2020, when he quit the podcast for a second time due to the fallout of a comment made by Scott about former AFL footballer Nicky Winmar.
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Mike Sheahan prepares a ranked list at the beginning of each season of the 50 players he believes will be the best or have the most influence during the upcoming year; then, another list at the end of the season ranking the 50 best players of the year.
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In 2008, Mike Sheahan was given the task by the AFL to compile a list of the Greatest 50 players of all time, to be published in the book The Australian Game of Football, which honoured the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football.
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Mike Sheahan is the cousin of former Test cricketer Paul Mike Sheahan.
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Mike Sheahan had a brief football career himself, playing 66 senior matches for the Werribee Football Club in the Victorian Football Association and for North Hobart Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League.
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Mike Sheahan has stated, when commenting on which team he supports, that he is more a fan of the game, than of a particular team, but has stated he has a soft spot for the Melbourne Football Club.