Mark McGough

Mark McGough

Personal information
Birth	22 June 1984 (1984-06-22) (age 27)
Recruited from	Mulwala / Murray Bushrangers
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 4, 20 April 2002, Collingwood v. Hawthorn, at MCG
Team(s)	Collingwood (2002–2004) 37 games, 12 goals St Kilda (2005–2007) 12 games, 2 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee 2002 AFL Anzac Medal 2002

Mark McGough (born 22 June 1984) is an Australian rules football player who played with the Collingwood and St Kilda football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

He was selected by Collingwood in the third round of the 2001 AFL Draft. Aged 17, and in just his second game of senior football, McGough was awarded the AFL Anzac Medal as the best on ground in the 2002 Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon. In 2011, before his last Anzac day match as Collingwood coach, Mick Malthouse said his favourite memory from his 11 Anzac Day encounters was seeing McGough win the Anzac Medal.^[1]

Despite being regarded as a good wet weather player, his lack of pace prevented him from being regularly selected to play for Collingwood's senior side.^{[citation needed]} After playing 37 senior matches in three years, McGough was delisted at the end of the 2004 season.^{[citation needed]}

McGough was picked by the St Kilda Football Club in the third round of the 2004 AFL Draft and played nine senior matches for the club in the 2005 season. He was delisted by St Kilda at the end of 2006, having played just three games for the year.^{[citation needed]}

After AFL

After his AFL career, McGough spent part of 2007 on an exchange program in the United States, studying journalism at the University of Arizona and later that year spent time in South America.^[2] In 2008 he returned to Australia, where he played football with the Montmorency Football Club in Victoria's Northern Football League.^[2] In 2010, he joined the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.^[3]

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Luke (20 April, 2011). "Sentimental". AFL BigPond Network. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/112096/default.aspx. Retrieved 21 April, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Quayle, Emma (26 April, 2009). "McGough's one day of the year". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/mcgoughs-one-day-of-the-year-20091124-j483.html. Retrieved 21 April, 2011. 
3. ^ Jolly, Laura (6 April, 2010). "Heidelberg Tigers aim at fifth flag". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-aim-at-no-5/story-fn53klh2-1225850626044. Retrieved 21 April, 2011. 

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Date of birth	22 June 1984
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