Mark Turner (Australian footballer)

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Mark Turner
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-14) 14 April 1960 (age 62)
Original team(s) St Leo's College
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1979–1983 Hawthorn 35 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mark Turner (born 14 April 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Turner, a recruit from St Leo's College, made 35 appearances for Hawthorn, between 1979 and 1983. [1] [2] He then played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), first at Camberwell, followed by a stint with Box Hill. [3] [4] In the 1986 VFA Second Division Grand Final, Turner was on a half back flank for Box Hill, in an 18-point win over Sunshine, to claim the premiership. [4] [5] He was playing coach of the Wodonga Raiders from 1989 to 1992, the club's first four seasons in the Ovens & Murray Football League. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. "Mark Turner". AFL Tables.
  3. The Age , "Windfall helps Dolphins crush Cobras", 3 September 1984, p. 23
  4. 1 2 "Famous Box Hill Teams". Box Hill Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. The Age , "Seagulls reign supreme as the Lions lament", 22 September 1986, p. 35
  6. The Age , "Cross-town rivals add to September spice", 7 September 2003
  7. "Honour Boards". Wodonga Raiders Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.