Michael Martyn
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| Birth | August 31, 1968 , |
| Recruited from | Newport Central |
| Height and weight | 190cm / 101kg |
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| Debut | 1988, North Melbourne vs. Geelong, at MCG |
| Team(s) | North Melbourne (1988-2002)
287 games, 16 goals Carlton (2003) 13 games, 0 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2004 season | |
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Michael Martyn (born August 31, 1968) is a former professional AFL Footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Carlton Football Club . He is the son of Bryan Martyn who also played for North Melbourne. He is an AFL life membership .
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[edit] Early life
Mick was born with a clef palate disorder which disallowed him to speak normally or fluently. Attended St.Paul's College in North Altona.
[edit] North Melbourne Football Club
Mick was drafted to the Kangaroos under the Father-Son Rule enforced by the VFL. He notched up his first league game against Geelong and didn't come on until the 3rd Quarter. He lined up on Gary Ablett. In 2002 he made history by being the first man to ever play against father and son by playing against Geelong's Gary Ablett, Jr.. Mick won the 1995 Michael Tuck medal after the Kangaroos beat the Adelaide Crows in the 1995 Ansett Cup. In 2002 he gained permission by the AFL to wear his dad's number 30 jumper, being that it would be the last match his father ever witnessed before dying a few days later. Michael won two premierships with the Kangaroos in 1996 and 1999 until being de-listed by the Kangaroos at the end of the 2002 season. it was a shock that Mick Martyn was delisted. it is said to be that one of the reasons why he was delisted was because he was out of form and another reason was because The North Melbourne Football club didn't like his off field troubles.
[edit] Bali Bombings
Martyn was injured in the 2002 Bali bombings where he received burns to the back of his scalp.[1] He had been drinking with Jason McCartney at Paddy’s bar at the time of the attack.
[edit] Carlton Football Club
At the 2002 draft Mick was drafted by Carlton to play for the 2003 season and played a handful of games to notch up his 300th match against Essendon in Round 18 2003 at the MCG where Carlton lost by 34 points after the match he was chaird off the ground. But however that turned out to be his last match, he announcend his retirement after the serious injury he sufferd the next week at training.
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