Michael Woolnough 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 who played with Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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 and Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1970s.

Woolnough, a wingman, was recruited to Geelong from St Joseph's. In 1972 and 1973, his appearances were limited by knee and hamstring problems but he was a regular in the Geelong team from 1974. He transferred to Collingwood in 1979 and played his last league game in their 1980 VFL Grand Final

1980 VFL Grand Final

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 loss, which he started on the interchange bench.

He has a son, Marc

Marc Woolnough

Marc Woolnough is a former Australian rules footballer who played six games for Geelong in 1998 and 2002. He is the son of former Geelong and Collingwood player Michael Woolnough....

, who played briefly at Geelong in 1998 and 2002.