Michael Prior (born 6 September 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the AFL's Essendon Football Club and the West Coast Eagles. He is currently serving as the senior coach of West Coast in the AFL Women's competition. After retiring from AFL football he continued to play with East Perth until the end of the 2003 season. In total he played 69 games for the Royals. He was colourfully referred to by 3AW commentator Rex Hunt as "prior conviction".