Michael "Mike" Delanty is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 and North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

A strong marking half back, Delanty came to Collingwood from Tasmania. He was a centre-half back in his club's 1958 premiership

1958 VFL Grand Final

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 team and also played in the side which lost the 1960 Grand Final

1960 VFL Grand Final

The 1960 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September of 1960 in extremely wet conditions due to persistent rain during the previous week...

.

In 1963 he crossed to North Melbourne and the following season brought up his 100th career game, eventually finishing with 141.