Michael Werner
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Michael Werner is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Essendon
and the Sydney Swans
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Werner, who was from Canberra, started his career at Manuka-Weston
after playing junior football with Eastlake. He spent the 1988 season in the SANFL as a full-forward with West Torrens
and kicked 38 goals to finish as their leading goal kicker. In 1988 he also represented the ACT at the Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
.
Essendon then secured his services with pick nine in the 1988 VFL Draft
and he went on to spend the next four seasons as a key forward in the AFL. He kicked 27 goals in 1990 but missed that year's finals series where Essendon made the Grand Final. In 1991 he made just six senior appearances but notably kicked four goals in Essendon's Elimination Final loss to Melbourne.
At the end of the 1992 season, Werner was traded to Sydney. In his first game against his old club, and third for Sydney, Werner kicked a career best six goals.
He later played with Gisborne
and kicked a record 173 goals in the 1997 Riddell District Football League
season.
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 who played for Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
and 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 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...
(AFL).
Werner, who was from Canberra, started his career at Manuka-Weston
Manuka Football Club
Manuka Football Club is a defunct Australian Rules Football club that played in the AFL Canberra from 1928 - 1991. The club played at Manuka Oval in the inner-south suburbs of Canberra.-Guernsey:...
after playing junior football with Eastlake. He spent the 1988 season in the SANFL as a full-forward with West Torrens
West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990...
and kicked 38 goals to finish as their leading goal kicker. In 1988 he also represented the ACT at the Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
The 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival was the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football State of Origin competition. Australia was celebrating its Bicentenary in 1988 so the carnival was known as the 'Bicentennial Carnival'...
.
Essendon then secured his services with pick nine in the 1988 VFL Draft
1988 VFL Draft
The 1988 VFL National Draft was the third annual National draft held by the Victorian Football League . It consisted of a pre-season draft and a national draft....
and he went on to spend the next four seasons as a key forward in the AFL. He kicked 27 goals in 1990 but missed that year's finals series where Essendon made the Grand Final. In 1991 he made just six senior appearances but notably kicked four goals in Essendon's Elimination Final loss to Melbourne.
At the end of the 1992 season, Werner was traded to Sydney. In his first game against his old club, and third for Sydney, Werner kicked a career best six goals.
He later played with Gisborne
Gisborne Football Club
The Gisborne Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.-Premierships:Riddell District Football League * 1934, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1997, 1998, 1999)...
and kicked a record 173 goals in the 1997 Riddell District Football League
Riddell District Football League
The Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north....
season.