- Mark Orchard (footballer)
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Mark Orchard Personal information Full name Mark Orchard Date of birth 2 April 1976 Original team Ballarat U-18s Draft 53rd, 1994 AFL Draft Height/Weight 175 cm / 75 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1995–1996
1997–1998
1999–2000
Total -Collingwood
Sydney
Collingwood12 (4)
41 (5)
33 (6)
86 (15)1 Playing statistics to end of 2000 season .Mark Orchard (born 2 April 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Orchard was from East Ballarat and was playing for the town's Under-18s when Collingwood selected him in the 1994 AFL Draft. He made six appearances in each of his first two seasons and was then given up by Collingwood in order to secure Sydney's Anthony Rocca. Orchard, Ben Wilson and two draft picks ended up at Sydney.
Despite his new club coming off a successful 1996 campaign where they were grand finalists, Orchard managed to find a place for himself in their midfielder and played in the first 19 rounds in the 1997 AFL season as well as a qualifying final against the Western Bulldogs. He participated in finals again at the end of the 1998 season, where he added another 21 games.[1]
After two years with Sydney, Orchard requested to be traded back to Collingwood.[2] He was part of a trade in the 1998 AFL Draft which saw Sydney also lose Paul Licuria and a draft pick in exchange for the third pick of the draft, Nic Fosdike.
He averaged 15 disposals a game in 1999 and missed several games mid season with a torn hamstring. The following year he put together 18 appearances but was de-listed by Collingwood.
Orchard has recently taken on an assistant coaching role at the Learmonth Football Club in the Central Highlands Football League.
References
- ^ "Mark Orchard". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Orchard.html.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
1994 AFL Draft 1. Jeff White • 2. Anthony Rocca • 3. Shannon Grant • 4. Scott Lucas • 5. Joel Smith • 6. Robert McMahon • 7. Tony Brown • 8. Daniel Harford • 9. Ben Wilson • 10. Blake Caracella • 11. Damien Ryan • 12. Shane Sikora • 13. Chris Hemley • 14. Michael Martin • 15. Scott Camporeale • 16. Adem Yze • 17. Carl Steinfort • 18. Robert Di Rosa • 19. Ben Holland • 20. Stuart Mangin • 21. Matthew Nicks • 22. Winston Abraham • 23. John Rombotis • 24. Matthew Manfield • 25. Steven Sziller • 26. Tim Elliott • 27. Toby Kennett • 28. Shawn Lewfatt • 29. Jason Torney • 30. Chad Liddell • 31. Allen Nash • 32. Simon Cox • 33. Mark Cullen • 34. Michael Polley • 35. Marty Warry • 36. Matthew Robbins • 37. Ashley Blurton • 38. Matthew Collins • 39. Stephen Carter • 40. Michael O'Loughlin • 41. Adam White • 42. Douglas Headland • 43. Dean Matthews • 44. Jeremy Dyer • 45. Gary Moorcroft • 46. Justin Charles • 47. Robert Ahmat • 48. Austinn Jones • 49. Shaun Baxter • 50. Brett Higgins • 51. Clay Sampson • 52. Danny Stevens • 53. Mark Orchard • 54. Ian Downsborough • 55. Mark Belleville • 56. Ryan Smith • 57. Emil Parthenides • 58. Peter Bird • 59. Nathan Saunders • 60. Brad Scott • 61. Stephen Zavalas • 62. Justin Blumfield • 63. Ross Funcke • 64. Robert Powell • 65. Lee Fraser • 66. Scott Taylor • 67. Anthony Bourke • 68. Luke Norman • 69. Dean Helmers • 70. Adam Benjamin • 71. Jason Spinks • 72. Dean Grainger • 73. Sam McFarlane • 74. Troy Luff • 75. Gerard Jess • 76. Todd McHardy • 77. Ben Dixon • 78. Daryl Griffin • 79. Aaron Hamill • 80. Ben Atkins • 81. Tim Allen • 84. Doug Hawkins • 85. Michael Agnello • 86. Shaun Gordon • 87. Simon Arnott • 88. Nathon Irvin • 89. David Nicholson • 90. Matthew Joy • 93. Michael Murphy • 94. Jade Rawlings • 95. Kym EyersCategories:- 1976 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Sydney Swans players
- Living people
- North Ballarat Rebels players
- East Ballarat Football Club players
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