- Mark Mercuri
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Mark Mercuri Personal information Birth 21 February 1974 Recruited from Keilor Park Height and weight 178 cm / 77 kg Playing career¹ Debut Round 10, 23 May 1992, Essendon v.
Carlton, at Princes ParkTeam(s) Essendon (1992–2004) 207 games, 242 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2004 season Career highlights - 2nd in the Brownlow Medal 1999
- Premiership player 1993, 2000
- All Australian 1999
- W. S. Crichton Medal 1999
- VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century 2007
Mark Mercuri (born 21 February 1974) was a professional Australian rules football player for Essendon.[1] He played in the 1993 Grand final winning team which defeated Carlton. In 2000, a season where Essendon lost only one game, Mercuri was one of the premier players of the competition,[1] and signed a 5-year contract, which ultimately only lasted for 4 years.
Mercuri lost form late in his career, which was put down to his brother's suicide. He retired in the 2004 season, his last game being the 2004 Semi Final against Geelong.
In 2005, there was talk of a comeback, with Mercuri contemplating nominating for the pre-season draft. This never eventuated.
In 2006 he played in the Essendon District Football League for Airport West.
References
- ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 494. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
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Awards Preceded by
Damien HardwickEssendon Best and Fairest winner
1999Succeeded by
Dustin FletcherPreceded by
Paul SalmonMichael Tuck Medallist
2000Succeeded by
Adam KingsleyEssendon Football Club 1993 AFL Premiers Essendon 20.13 (133) defeated Carlton 13.11 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Sheedy Essendon Football Club 2000 AFL Premiers Essendon 19.21 (135) defeated Melbourne 11.9 (75), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Captain: 5. Hird | 1. M. Johnson | 2. Mercuri | 6. Wellman | 7. Solomon | 8. Bewick | 9. Ramanauskas | 11. Hardwick | 13. Long | 14. J. Johnson | 16. Barnard | 18. Lloyd | 21. Wallis | 22. Barnes | 24. Misiti | 25. Lucas | 26. Heffernan | 27. Alessio | 29. Moorcroft | 31. Fletcher | 32. Blumfield | 33. CaracellaCoach: Sheedy W. S. Crichton Medal • Essendon Football Club Best and Fairest Winners 1901: Thurgood • 1903: Gavin • 1906: J. McKenzie • 1908: Busbridge • 1909: Busbridge • 1911: Cameron • 1912: Cameron • 1913: Baring • 1920: Garden • 1922: Fitzmaurice • 1923: Fitzmaurice • 1924: Fitzmaurice • 1925: Stockdale • 1926: Harrison • 1927: Maher • 1928: Beckton • 1929: Okey • 1930: Forbes • 1931: T. Clarke • 1932: Carman • 1933: Walsh • 1934: Reynolds • 1935: Forbes • 1936: Reynolds • 1937: Reynolds • 1938: Reynolds • 1939: Reynolds • 1940: Torney • 1941: Buttsworth • 1942: Reynolds • 1943: Reynolds • 1944: Bushby • 1945: Buttsworth • 1946: Buttsworth • 1947: Hutchison • 1948: Hutchison • 1949: Coleman • 1950: Hutchison • 1951: McDonald • 1952: Hutchison • 1953: Hutchison • 1954: Gill • 1955: Hutchison • 1956: Hutchison • 1957: Burgess • 1958: J. Clarke • 1959: Mitchell • 1960: Burgess • 1961: Birt • 1962: J. Clarke • 1963: Fraser • 1964: Fraser • 1965: Birt • 1966: D. McKenzie • 1967: Birt • 1968: Davis • 1969: Davis • 1970: Gerlach • 1971: Davis • 1972: Fields • 1973: Wilson • 1974: Moss • 1975: Moss • 1976: Moss • 1977: Madden • 1978: K. Fletcher • 1979: Madden • 1980: T. Watson • 1981: N. Daniher • 1982: T. Daniher • 1983: Madden • 1984: Madden • 1985: T. Watson • 1986: Hawker • 1987: Thompson • 1988: T. Watson • 1989: T. Watson • 1990: Thompson • 1991: Ezard • 1992: Harvey • 1993: O'Donnell • 1994: Hird • 1995: Hird • 1996: Hird • 1997: Denham • 1998: Hardwick • 1999: Mercuri • 2000: D. Fletcher • 2001: J. Johnson • 2002: M. Johnson • 2003: Hird/Lucas • 2004: McPhee • 2005: J. Johnson • 2006: Lucas • 2007: Hird • 2008: Hille • 2009: J. Watson • 2010: J. Watson • 2011: ZaharakisAFL Anzac Medal • Anzac Day clash Best on Ground *Awarded retrospectively in 2011Michael Tuck Medal 1992: Hudson | 1993: Wanganeen | 1994: O'Donnell | 1995: Martyn | 1996: Winmar | 1997: Bradley | 1998: Carey | 1999: Salmon | 2000: Mercuri | 2001: Kingsley | 2002: Stevens | 2003: McLeod | 2004: Harvey | 2005: Fevola | 2006: Goodwin | 2007: Stevens | 2008: Gram | 2009: Selwood | 2010: Hall | 2011: ShawJason Akermanis (Brisbane) • Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) • Ben Hart (Adelaide)
Byron Pickett (Kangaroos) • Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) • Andrew McKay (Carlton)Forwards
Mark Mercuri (Essendon) • Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) (Captain) • Michael Voss (Brisbane)
Ben Cousins (West Coast) • Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) • Matthew Richardson (Richmond)Interchange
Peter Bell (Fremantle) • Nathan Burke (St Kilda) • Wayne Campbell (Richmond) • Chris Grant (Western Bulldogs)Categories:- Essendon Football Club players
- 1974 births
- Living people
- All-Australians
- W. S. Crichton Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Australian rules biography, 1970s birth stubs
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