Mike Demaine Explained

Mike Demaine
Fullname:Michael Demaine
Birth Date:1 March 1948
Originalteam:Mornington
Height:183 cm
Weight:80 kg
Statsend:1966
Years1:1965–1966
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:11 (0)

Michael Demaine (1 March 1948 – 15 September 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Demaine, who came from Mornington, was a wingman and half forward flanker.[2] He made 10 appearances for Hawthorn in the 1965 VFL season.[3]

In the opening round of the 1966 season, against Collingwood, Demaine was seriously injured and had to have a ruptured kidney removed. He never appeared for Hawthorn again but played some good football for Mt Eliza.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Demaine - Player Bio. Australian Football. 13 June 2015.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Web site: AFL Tables: Mike Demaine . afltables.com.
  4. The Age,"Demaine has operation", 27 April 1966, p. 1