Michael Laffy
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{for|the American politician|Michael Laffey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Michael Laffy
| image =
| fullname = Michael Laffy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Mount Waverley{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}
| height = 194 cm
| weight = 95 kg
| position = Defender
| statsend = 1990
| years1 = 1987–1990
| club1 = {{AFL Ric}}
| games_goals1 = 26 (0)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Michael Laffy (born 16 October 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club, and was also a contestant on the second season of the Australian version of The Mole where he was revealed as The Mole.
Playing career
Michael Laffy played only 26 AFL/VFL games in an injury-marred career, mainly as a defender.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Michael_Laffy.html AFL Tables - Michael Laffy - Stats - Statistics]
''The Mole''
A decade after his retirement from the AFL, Laffy applied to be a contestant on the second season of the Australian version of The Mole. At the time, his main occupation was a builder, whilst he was also known as a former AFL player.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-richmond-todd-elton-love-island-brendan-fevola-dane-swan-dermott-brereton-david-rodan-reality-tv/news-story/52289227db13b93bcf1974434de1562d|title=A former Tigers forward is on Love Island. He joins a big list of ex-AFL players on reality shows|publisher=Fox Sports Australia|date=2 November 2019|accessdate=22 December 2019}}
Laffy was revealed as The Mole at the end of the series; he committed over ten sabotages during the series.[http://atvanalysis.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/the-mole-australia-season-2/ The Mole Australia Season 2], Andy's TV Analysis[http://paulbot.tripod.com/tv/mole2/ Who is the Mole?]
See also
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=M/Michael_Laffy.html}}
- [http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pg-richmond-tigers--michael-laffy Michael Laffy's statistics] from Footy Wire
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Category:Richmond Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Participants in Australian reality television series