At his peak, Norwood's Michael Aish was arguably the finest South Australian footballer of his generation. His slight frame belied his extraordinary courage and a tremendous capacity for hard work, and he topped this off a sublime range of skills that made him exhilarating to watch in full flight. A popular winner of the Magarey Medal as a twenty year old in 1981, he won Norwood's club champion award on four occasions, and was a member of Redlegs premiership teams in 1982 and 1984. During the course of his 307 game league career between 1979 and 1993 he resisted overtures from at least five different VFL clubs, content to eke out his trade in familiar surroundings. Captain of Norwood from 1987 to 1989, Aish also counted captaincy of his state, for which he played on 15 occasions, among his football honours. A dual All Australian, he was chosen as a ruck-rover in the Redlegs' official 'Team of the Twentieth Century'. He was the son of former Norwood captain Peter Aish.


*Courtesy of John Devaney at www.fullpointsfooty.net

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