Mick Erwin

Mick Erwin
Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-06-06) 6 June 1943
Original team(s)	West Heidelberg YCW
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85.5 kg (188 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1962–1965	Collingwood	29 0(4)
1965–1968	Richmond	33 (37)
Total		62 (41)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1982	Collingwood	12 (3–9–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Career highlights
Richmond Leading Goalkicker 1965 Richmond Reserves Premiership Player 1966
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Erwin (born 6 June 1943) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1962 and 1964 for the Collingwood Football Club and from 1965 to 1968 for the Richmond Football Club.

Erwin crossed to Coburg in the VFA during the 1968 season and was captain/coach from 1969 to 1972, leading the Lions to the 1970 2nd Division premiership. He played in the Port Melbourne 1974 VFA premiership side and went on to coach Prahran to the 1978 VFA premiership. He commenced the 1982 season as reserves coach at Collingwood before taking over as senior coach from Tom Hafey after he was sacked in the middle of the 1982 season. He coached the Magpies for the final twelve games of the 1982 season. Erwin, however was not retained as Collingwood Football Club senior coach at the end of the 1982 season and was replaced by John Cahill as Collingwood Football Club senior coach.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

• Mick Erwin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Mick Erwin at AustralianFootball.com