Mark Stevens (footballer)

Mark Stevens

Personal information
Birth	25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) (age 36), Victoria, Australia
Recruited from	Gippsland Power (TAC Cup, Heyfield FC
Height and weight	194cm / 88kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 10, 2 June 1995, North Melbourne v. Essendon, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s)	Kangaroos (1995–1997) 21 games, 20 goals Adelaide (1998–2005) 101 games, 103 goals Total - 122 games, 123 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
Adelaide premiership side 1998

Mark Stevens (born 25 October 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Stevens debuted at the North Melbourne Football Club in 1995 and his preferred position was centre half-forward. Stevens struggled with the pace of AFL football in his early years at the Kangaroos. That, combined with the fact that the Kangaroos had Wayne Carey, arguably one of the finest players of all time, at centre half-forward, meant that Stevens struggled to cement a place in the side. He was traded to the Adelaide Football Club at the end of 1997 (for Jason McCartney).

Steven's first year at the Crows saw him play in a Premiership side, defeating his former team mates at North Melbourne at the MCG. Over his career with Adelaide, Stevens improved and became a damaging player, consistently taking strong marks on the half-forward line for the Crows. His career came to an end early in the 2005 season, when injury finally took its toll on Stevens, forcing his retirement.

Stevens continued playing in North Gippsland (Vic) before joining South Yarra FC (Southern Football League) in 2010.

External links

• Mark Stevens (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

Persondata
Name	Stevens, Mark
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Short description
Date of birth	25 October 1975
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death