Background
Parsons grew up in Legana, Tasmania.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Michael Parsons
Edit Profile
Career
Nicknamed "Bristles", he was initially a talented basketball player, winning a basketball scholarship to Utah. Upon returning to Australia he played for the Launceston Casino City in the National Basketball League. Most notably, he played at Launceston in the 1981 NBL Season, where they were league Champions.
Parsons later moved to Adelaide to continue his studies, where he played for the West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL. Parsons later converted to Australian Rules Football, playing as a ruckman.
In 2008, Parsons suffered a stroke and was revealed to be suffering from a brain tumour. He died in hospital on 24 April 2009.
Achievements
-
He is best remembered in football circles for his Jack Oatey Medal winning performance in North Adelaide"s 1987 SANFL Grand Final win. He was then recruited to Sydney with the tenth pick in the 1987 VFL Draft but struggled to make an impact in his three years, although he gathered three Brownlow Medal votes for his 23 disposal effort in a match against the West Coast Eagles midway through his first season.
Membership
Parsons returned to North Adelaide in 1991 and finished the year as a member of another premiership team
-
Born
-
Died
April 24, 2009 (aged 48)