Michael Frost (footballer)
Michael Frost (born 29 December 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the early 1990s.
| Michael Frost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Frost | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1970 | ||
| Original team(s) | Swan Hill | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1992–93 | Footscray | 13 (3) | |
| 1994 | St Kilda | 11 (2) | |
| Total | 24 (5) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Frost spent just two seasons at Footscray but took part in the 1992 AFL finals series where he contributed two goals, one each in the Semi Final win and Preliminary Final loss. A Swan Hill recruit, he played with St Kilda in 1994 and despite making 11 appearances, experienced just one victory.
Frost played with Yarrawonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1995.
Frost joined Yarraville Football Club for the 1996 and 1997 seasons helping the club win the FDFL First Division premiership in 1997.
He later joined Werribee Football Club. In a dominant 1998 season, Frost won the J. J. Liston Trophy with 32 votes, which as of 2021 remains the record number of votes under the current voting system (introduced in 1982);[1] he also won the Werribee best and fairest. He was club captain from 1999 to 2001, and won another 'Best and Fairest' in 2000.
References
- Anthony Stanguts (29 June 2011). "Ex-VFL AFL All Stars". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- Michael Frost's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.