Mark Turner (Australian footballer)

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Mark Turner
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-14) 14 April 1960 (age 64)
Original team(s) St Leo's College
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1979–1983 Hawthorn 35 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mark Turner (born 14 April 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Turner, a recruit from St Leo's College, made 35 appearances for Hawthorn, between 1979 and 1983.[1][2] He then played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), first at Camberwell, followed by a stint with Box Hill.[3][4] In the 1986 VFA Second Division Grand Final, Turner was on a half back flank for Box Hill, in an 18-point win over Sunshine, to claim the premiership.[4][5] He was playing coach of the Wodonga Raiders from 1989 to 1992, the club's first four seasons in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "Mark Turner". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ The Age, "Windfall helps Dolphins crush Cobras", 3 September 1984, p. 23
  4. ^ a b "Famous Box Hill Teams". Box Hill Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ The Age, "Seagulls reign supreme as the Lions lament", 22 September 1986, p. 35
  6. ^ The Age, "Cross-town rivals add to September spice", 7 September 2003
  7. ^ "Honour Boards". Wodonga Raiders Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.