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Mark Eaves Personal information Full name Mark Eaves Date of birth 13 April 1961 Original team Doncaster[1] Height/Weight 192 cm / 94 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1982–1983 Fitzroy 2 (0) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1983 season .Mark Eaves (born 13 April 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
Eaves, who was recruited from Doncaster and played in the Fitzroy Under-19s, made just two league appearances for Fitzroy. A defender, he played in a game against Richmond in 1982 and took part in Fitzroy's 86 point win over Melbourne at Junction Oval in 1983.[2][3]
He played for North Adelaide in the 1984 SANFL season and then returned to Melbourne and signed with Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Sandringham. At his new club he was used as a forward and kicked five goals in Sandringham's 1985 VFA Grand Final triumph, to win the Norm Goss Memorial Medal.[4]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ The Age, "Tigers put faith in 'old' blood", 19 March 1982, p. 30
- ^ "Mark Eaves". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Eaves.html.
- ^ "Sandringham". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sandringham.htm.
Categories:- 1961 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Sandringham Football Club players
- North Adelaide Football Club players
- Living people
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