High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Malcolm Roberto "Mal" Michael (born 24 June 1977 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) is a former Australian rules footballer. He is notable for his successful professional Australian Football League (AFL) career. Following a career spanned 238 games and three clubs in two Australian states he is best known as a triple premiership full-back with the Brisbane Lions. Michael is recognised as being one of the best Queensland produced Australian rules footballers of all time, being named on the AFL Queensland Team of the 20th Century.