Michael Phyland is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Phyland represented New South Wales at Under 18 Championships

AFL National Under 18 Championships

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 in 1982 and won the Larke Medal.

He played four seasons for the Swans, but was never able to command regular selection.

After leaving Sydney he played with Redan

Redan Football Club

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 in the Ballarat Football League

Ballarat Football League

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and was the 1992 Henderson Medalist.