Michael O'Loughlin is a Ngarrindjeri and Nurrunga man. He is a former champion Australian rules football player. He grew up in South Australia, and initially played senior football in the SAFL for Central District. In 1996 he joined the AFL team the Sydney Swans, with whom he played over 300 games until retirement in 2009. Since then he has continued in the game in coaching positions.
In 2009, O'Loughlin and fellow Swans team-mate Adam Goodes established the Goodes O'Loughlin Foundation, which seeks to develop and empower the next generation of Indigenous role models by promoting education, employment and healthy lifestyles and encouraging greater interaction between business and Indigenous people.
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