Michael Aitken

Career: 1985
Only Game: Round 12, 1985 vs Footscray, aged 25 years, 154 days
Carlton Player No.929
Games: 1
Goals: Nil
Guernsey No. 13
Night series/ Pre-season:
Games: 3
Goals: 0
Reserves:
Games: 35
Goals: 8
Reserves Premiership Player 1986
Height: 187 cm (6' 1")
Weight: 83 kg (13' 7")
DOB: 12 January, 1960

Listed at 187cm in height and weighing 83 kilos, Aitken played the one & only game for Carlton in 1985. Aitken was recruited from Claremont via local club Floreat, Michael was also a doctor (thus his nickname 'Doc'), like another one gamer Sam Smart, and Aitken was required at his first training run to stitch up Rod Austin's head. Aitken was a key member in Claremont's 1981 premiership team playing on the half-back flank.

He was a member of the 1986 Reserve Premiership side where he scored a goal in the grand final and also finished 2nd in the Reserve Best and Fairest in 1986. Over the 1985 and 1986 seasons Michael played 35 reserve games and scored 8 reserve goals.

He was one of the three Carlton players offered to the new Brisbane team for the 1987 season and Brisbane complained as Michael had gone overseas to the UK to continue his studies and one other Bruce Reid had retired.

Career Highlights

1985 - Reserves Most Improved Award
1986 - 2nd Reserves Best & Fairest
1986 - Reserves Premiership

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Gallery

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  Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken.
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  1984 - Future Blue Mike Aitken's neck injury (22/03/84).
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  1984 - Future Blue Mike Aitken back playing (14/06/84).
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  1984 - Future Blue Mike Aitken playing in WA vs SA game.
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  1985 Rd 12 - Michael Aitken's debut game against the 'Dogs.
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  1986 - Michael Aitken.Pic: 1986 Team Poster.
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  1986 - Michael Aitken.
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  1983 WA Rep. - Michael Aitken.
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  1985 Rd 12 - Michael Aitken on debut.
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  1984 State Game; Future Blues Michael Aitken & Peter Motley.Credit; My Scrapbook of SANFL Pictures Group (FB)
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  1980 - Future Blue; Claremont's Mike Aitken.
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  1981 - Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken cartoon.
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  1981 - Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken card.
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  1982 - Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken.
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  1982 - Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken.
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  1984 - Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken snippet.
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  1981 - Future Blue; Claremont's Mick Aitken lays a tackle.
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  1982 - Future Blue Michael Aitken article.
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  1983 - Future Blue; Michael Aitken article.
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  Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken.
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  1983 - Future Blue; Michael Aitken article.Source; WAFL ON.
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  1984 - Future Blues; Michael Aitken & Rhett Baynes.
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  1983 - Future Blue; Michael Aitken.
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  Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken.
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  1984 - Future Blue; Claremont's Michael Aitken snippet.
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  1984 - WA Rep.; Future Blue Michael Aitken celebrates win.
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  1982 - Future Blue; Michael Aitken after Claremont's GF loss.
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  1981 - Future Blue; Claremont's Mike Aitken.