Mark Perkins (footballer)
Mark Perkins (born 23 May 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Mark Perkins | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1964 | ||
Original team(s) | Heidelberg West | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Rover[1] | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1987, 1989 | Collingwood | 8 (12) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Perkins made his way into the Collingwood team on the back of his Frank Smith Medal winning season for Heidelberg West in the 1986 Diamond Valley Football League season. A rover, he played in the final six rounds of the 1987 VFL season.[2] He had 14 disposals and two goals on his debut, against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and also kicked four goals in a loss St Kilda.[2] After not featuring at all in 1988, Perkins returned to the side for the first game of the season in 1989 but it would be his penultimate appearance.[2]
He returned to the Diamond Valley Football League in the 1990s and captain-coached North Heidelberg to a premiership in 1994.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- AFL Tables: Mark Perkins