Michael Christian is a former Australian rules football

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...

er and media personality from Busselton, Western Australia

Busselton, Western Australia

-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...

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Christian played 82 games for East Perth

East Perth Football Club

The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League...

 in the WAFL

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

 from 1981 to 1986 and then crossed to Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 in the VFL/AFL to play out his football career. Christian would play full-back for the majority of his career, but was used sparingly as a forward. Christian would be part of the 1990 premiership side and represented Western Australia on 3 occasions.

After retiring, Christian became a football commentator, and has commentated on radio for Triple M

Triple M

The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...

 and Geelong station K-Rock

K-Rock (Australia)

95.5 K-Rock is a commercial FM radio station based in Geelong, Australia. K-Rock operates a mainstream Top 40 rock-inclined playlist....

 (3GL). He currently commentates football matches for Network Ten

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

), as well as hosting the breakfast program, Prime Time Sports Interactive on Sport 927

Sport 927

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 with Angela Pippos

Angela Pippos

Angela Pippos is an Australian journalist, television/radio presenter and author. From 2008 to 2009 she co-hosted the Sport 927 radio breakfast program with Michael Christian.-Biography:...

 and has hosted AFL post-game analysis show The Fifth Quarter

The Fifth Quarter

The Fifth Quarter is an Australian rules football television program screening on Network Ten on 27 March 2004.Beginning in the 2004 season, the show is a review show focusing on the Australian rules football football competition, AFL...

with Andrew Maher

Andrew Maher

Andrew Maher is an Australian journalist and television presenter. He is best known for covering Australian rules football for the Seven and Ten television networks. He has also worked in television and radio....

 since 2004.

Christian has also commentated on weightlifting events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

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External links

• Elite Sports Profile – Michael Christian
• http://www.sport927.com.au/sport927/