The first father-son player Adelaide has taken at a national draft, Michalanney was claimed on night one in 2022 when the club matched Sydney's bid at pick 17. His father Jim played 211 games and won four premierships at Norwood. An under-18 All-Australian that year, Michalanney played 22 games as a first-year player, took a Round 5 Rising Star nomination and won the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award. He has played 90 games and kicked 4 goals.