Mark Whiley
Mark Whiley (born 1 December 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Mark Whiley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Whiley | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Finley/Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | 2010 NSW Zone Selection, Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 12 (2) | |
| 2015–2016 | Carlton | 9 (1) | |
| Total | 21 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Originally from Finley in the Riverina region of New South Wales, he played for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup prior to being recruited prior to the 2010 AFL Draft as one of the new GWS club's NSW zone selections.[1] Whiley made his AFL debut in Round 12 of the 2012 AFL season against Richmond, as a late replacement for Nick Haynes.[2]
In October 2014, he was traded to the Carlton Football Club.[3] Whiley made his debut for Carlton against Collingwood in Mick Malthouse's record breaking game of most games coached in round 5, 2015. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Carlton.[4]
Whiley currently plays for Ovens & Murray Football League club Yarrawonga, as of 2017.[5]
Statistics
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2012 | Greater Western Sydney | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 5 | 46 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| 2015 | Carlton | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 17 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | Carlton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 21 | 3 | 2 | 127 | 108 | 235 | 49 | 96 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | ||
References
- "Sheedy signs another Bushranger to GWS". bordermail.com.au.
- Final teams, Round 12 Archived 16 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Giants Jaksch and Whiley now in the navy blue, AFL.com.au official website, 15 October 2014
- Navaratnam, Dinny (25 October 2016). "Journeyman Everitt among six Blues delisted". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- Brett Kohlhagen (5 December 2016). "Yarrawonga Pigeons sign ex-Carlton, Greater Western Sydney midfielder Mark Whiley". The Border Mail. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- "Mark Whiley Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links
- Mark Whiley's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Mark Whiley's playing statistics from AFL Tables