Career
He also played Australian rules football with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). McMichael played his cricket as a specialist batsman but managed just six half centuries during his time at Victoria. His highest score of 97 was made in a match against South Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In addition to his cricket career, McMichael played ten games for Fitzroy during the 1897 VFL season, including their first ever game in the league.