Marty Christensen

Martin Christensen
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Full name	Martin Christensen
Date of birth	10 September 1965 (1965-09-10) (age 46)
Original team	Lara (GFL)
Height/Weight	180 cm / 82 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1985–1991 1992 Total -	Geelong North Melbourne	69 (18) 2 (1) 71 (19)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1992 season .

Martin "Marty" Christensen (born 10 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Christensen was a semi regular fixture in the Geelong team from 1985 to 1988 as a wingman and defender.^[1] Recruited from Lara, he missed just three games in 1986 and averaged 17.13 disposals in 1987. He didn't play a senior game in 1989 and over the following two seasons could only manage nine appearances, the last of which was a preliminary final loss to the West Coast Eagles.^[2]

He moved to North Melbourne in 1992 but was delisted at the end of the season after getting injured. The club, however, picked up Christensen again, late in the draft, with the 123rd selection. Despite this he never played another game of AFL and finished the 1993 season with Lara.

Christensen played some good football in the Northern Territory Football League at St Marys and was a member of their 1993–94 and 1994–95 premiership teams. Playing as a centreman, he tied for the Nichols Medal in 1995–96.

His brother Damien briefly played for Geelong and a nephew Allen is currently listed by Geelong.

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ "Martin Christensen". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Martin_Christensen.html. 

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Name	Christensen, Martin
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Date of birth	10 September 1965
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