Michael Nettlefold

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Michael Nettlefold

| image =

| fullname = Michael Colin Nettlefold

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Beaumaris (SESFL)

| height = 184 cm

| weight = 76 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1985

| years1 = 1979–1983

| club1 = St Kilda

| games_goals1 = 43 (13)

| years2 = 1983–1985

| club2 = Fitzroy

| games_goals2 = 31 (6)

| games_goalstotal = 74 (19)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Michael Colin Nettlefold (born 28 July 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy Football Clubs in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and has moved into football management, as the chief executive officer of St Kilda before moving to the chairmanship of Vivid Sports.{{cite web|last1=Pierik|first1=Jon|title=Suns confident of retaining Charlie Dixon|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/suns-confident-of-retaining-charlie-dixon-20150511-ggz3vo.html|website=The Canberra Times|publisher=Fairfax Digital|accessdate=12 May 2015}}

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 1983 VFL season due to financial pressures and appeared in two finals in 1983.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Michael_Nettlefold.html| title=Michael Nettlefold| publisher=AFL Tables}}

He retired from league football at the age of just 26 to concentrate on a business career, including outdoor advertising.{{cite web|url=http://www.saints.com.au/tabid/5315/default.aspx?newsid=72843| title=Michael Nettlefold appointed CEO| publisher=Saints.com.au}}{{cite web|title=Nettlefolds gain from outdoor pursuits|url=http://www.auspaytv.com/archive/news99-00/items0011/00110703.htm|publisher=Multimedia News|accessdate=14 May 2013}} The son-in-law of former North Melbourne 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{{cite web|title=Rockpool a $60m snack for Packer?|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/rockpool-a-60m-snack-for-packer-20110305-1biu0.html|website=smh.org.au|publisher=FairfaxMedia|accessdate=8 August 2014}} He took up the position of St Kilda CEO in April 2009 following the resignation of Archie Fraser.