Michael Colin Nettlefold (born 28 July 1959) is a former

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er who played with St Kilda and

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s in the

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(VFL) and has moved into football management, as the

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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

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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

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great Al 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nettlefold, Michael 1959 births St Kilda Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players St Kilda Football Club administrators Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen