Michael Rix
Encyclopedia
Michael Rix is an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
.
Originally rookie list
ed with Hawthorn
for the 2004 season, Rix did not play a game for the club but continued to be an important ruckman in the VFL
with the Box Hill Hawks
. He then moved to the Coburg Tigers
in 2005, showing continued form.
This form saw him recruited as the number 49 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
from Coburg to the St Kilda Football Club, a side that had problems in the ruck department with usual second-stringers Cain Ackland
and Jason Blake
shouldering huge responsibility.
A mature age recruit at 25, Rix was drafted in a bid to improve St Kilda's ruck stocks, however it wasn't until Round 11 his first season in 2006 when he made his debut against the Sydney Swans
. He played a tough game in wet conditions, considered not ideal for a ruckman (however he kicked a goal with his first kick in the AFL).
Rix then went on to play 11 matches in his first season, being used occasionally at centre-half back when required. He played in the losing Elimination Final against Melbourne in 2006.
Rix started the 2007 season as a back-up ruckman to new recruits Matthew Clarke and Michael Gardiner
, however he ended up playing 17 games. Despite only 1 game in 2008, he was one of the better performed players with St Kilda's affiliate team Casey Scorpions
and has passed 100 games at VFL level.
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 in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Originally rookie list
Rookie list
The Rookie List is a means for Australian Football League clubs to maintain additional players outside of the 38-man primary or senior list. Rookie listed players are not eligibile to play in AFL home and away or finals matches unless they are elevated to the senior list, either to replace a...
ed with Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
for the 2004 season, Rix did not play a game for the club but continued to be an important ruckman in the VFL
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...
with the Box Hill Hawks
Box Hill Hawks
Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club which plays in the Australian Football League....
. He then moved to the Coburg Tigers
Coburg Tigers
Coburg Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. Coburg have an alignment in place with the AFL's Richmond Football Club which saw the Coburg club change its...
in 2005, showing continued form.
This form saw him recruited as the number 49 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
2005 AFL Draft
The 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
from Coburg to the St Kilda Football Club, a side that had problems in the ruck department with usual second-stringers Cain Ackland
Cain Ackland
Cain Ackland is an Australian rules football player formerly in the Australian Football League.He was drafted by Port Adelaide in the second round of the 1999 AFL National Draft...
and Jason Blake
Jason Blake (footballer)
Jason Blake is an Australian rules footballer for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He holds the record for most games played without accruing a single Brownlow Medal vote.-AFL career:Blake was recruited as the number 24 draft pick in the 1999 AFL Draft from the...
shouldering huge responsibility.
A mature age recruit at 25, Rix was drafted in a bid to improve St Kilda's ruck stocks, however it wasn't until Round 11 his first season in 2006 when he made his debut against 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...
. He played a tough game in wet conditions, considered not ideal for a ruckman (however he kicked a goal with his first kick in the AFL).
Rix then went on to play 11 matches in his first season, being used occasionally at centre-half back when required. He played in the losing Elimination Final against Melbourne in 2006.
Rix started the 2007 season as a back-up ruckman to new recruits Matthew Clarke and Michael Gardiner
Michael Gardiner
Michael S. Gardiner is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1997–2006 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2007–2011.- Early life :...
, however he ended up playing 17 games. Despite only 1 game in 2008, he was one of the better performed players with St Kilda's affiliate team Casey Scorpions
Casey Scorpions
The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Victorian Football League . The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships...
and has passed 100 games at VFL level.