Michael Bowden (Australian rules footballer)
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Michael Bowden is a former Australian rules football
player who played in the VFL between 1967 and 1971 for the Richmond Football Club
.
Bowden has had three sons also play for the Tigers
- Sean
, Joel
and Patrick
. Two more sons - Rhett and Kane - played for the Port Melbourne Football Club
in the VFA
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who played in the VFL between 1967 and 1971 for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
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Bowden has had three sons also play for the Tigers
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
- Sean
Sean Bowden
Sean Bowden is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .-Football career:...
, Joel
Joel Bowden
Joel Bowden was an Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. In 2007, he was declared the new president of the AFL Players Association....
and Patrick
Patrick Bowden
Patrick Bowden is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Western Bulldogs:In the 1999 National AFL Draft Bowden was a fourth round selection to the Western Bulldogs...
. Two more sons - Rhett and Kane - played for the Port Melbourne Football Club
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
in the VFA
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
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