fullname years clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
michael nettlefold 1979 -- '' ' -- 1983 1983 -- 1985 '' ` total st kilda fitzroy 1985 michael nettlefold beaumaris 28 july 1959 michael nettlefold
 184 cm / 76 kg
michael nettlefold

michael nettlefold -lrb- born 28 july 1959 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with st kilda and fitzroy football clubs in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- and has moved into football management , serving as the chief executive officer of st kilda before moving to the chairmanship of vivid sports .
nettlefold , who spent most of his time on the wing and at half forward , was a prolific handballer .
he was offloaded to fitzroy during the 1983 vfl season due to financial pressures and appeared in two finals in 1983 .
he retired from league football at the age of just 26 to concentrate on a business career , including outdoor advertising .
the son-in-law of former north melbourne great albert mantello , nettlefold also had interests in private companies specialising in the health care sector , food manufacturing and retailing with one food manufacturing business being ultimately unsuccessful he took up the position of st kilda ceo in april 2009 following the resignation of archie fraser .
