| Max Parker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maxwell Sam Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1953 | ||
| Original team(s) | Welshpool (AFL) | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971 | Footscray | 5 (6) | |
| 1974–1987 | Woodville | 266 (102) [1] | |
| 1988 | North Adelaide | 14 (5) [2] | |
| Total | 285 (113) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maxwell Sam Parker (born 29 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Woodville and North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). [3]
Parker was a ruckman when he arrived at Footscray from Alberton Football League (AFL) club Welshpool. [4] As his new club already had established ruckmen in Gary Dempsey and Barry Round, Parker was tried as a key forward. [4] He made five appearances for Footscray in the 1971 VFL season, as a 17 year old, [5] kicking three goals against both North Melbourne and South Melbourne. [5]
Unable to play a senior game in 1972, Parker returned to country football and played briefly at Gippsland Football League club Leongatha. [6]
The rest of his career was spent in the SANFL. [4] Playing mostly as a defender, Parker appeared in 266 games for Woodville over 14 seasons and was club captain in 1982, 1986 and 1987. [4]
After leaving Woodville in acrimonious circumstances, Parker played his final league season with North Adelaide. [4]
A three time South Australian representative, Parker retired with over 300 games of elite Australian rules football, including 21 pre-season/night series matches. [4]