Minairo "Michael" Frederick (born 17 May 2000) is an

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er who plays for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Fredrick was born in

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migrant parents. He was named Minairo at birth, but prefers to be known by his baptised name, Michael. His twin brother Manguru (

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) formerly played for

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. He completed school at

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in 2018. He was drafted with the 61st selection in the

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from

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in the

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(SANFL), where he had won the Alan Stewart Medal as the best player in the 2019 SANFL Under 18 Grand Final.

Professional career

Frederick made his AFL debut for Fremantle during round seven of the

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in the

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kicking a goal on debut. Frederick finished his debut year having played 10 games and kicked four goals. Frederick had a stand out performance during round 11 of the

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, he kicked two goals and finished with a game-high 11 score involvements, 17 disposals and four marks during Fremantle's 38 point win over

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at the

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. Frederick again had a great performance the following week during Fremantle's top 4 clash against Brisbane, kicking 3 goals and amassing 18 disposals, 7 score involvements and 10 marks in the 14 point win. Frederick was among Fremantle's best in round 17 during the 41 point win over , kicking an equal game-high 3 goals. Later that month Frederick was handed a one-match ban by Fremantle after consuming alcohol during a six-day break and as a result he missed Fremantle's round 13 game against Hawthorn. Frederick finished 2022 having played 22 games and kicked 28 goals in a breakout season. Frederick made a memorable impact during round 20 of the

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in Fremantle's 7 point win over

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, kicking an "unbelievable goal" at a crucial stage in the game to help win the match. Despite being labeled "one of the goals of the season" by

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journalist Mark Howard, it failed to receive the Goal of the Year nomination, with Taylor Walker of the Adelaide Crows instead controversially winning the nomination. Frederick made the line-up for Fremantle's opening game of the

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against the

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. He collected 15 disposals and kicked an impressive goal in the final quarter during the 23 point win. He kicked two goals the next week against at

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Statistics

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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