Mark Lee (Australian rules footballer)

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Mark Lee
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-03-29) 29 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth
Victoria
Original team(s) Mildura
Debut
MCG
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1977–1991 Richmond 233 (94)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mark Lee (born 29 March 1959 in

Michael Green and Brian Roberts a few years beforehand. He remained static in 1979, but the following year Lee moved into the elite of Australian Rules as his ability as a knock ruckman combined with the running power of fellow Mildura recruit Dale Weightman, Robert Wiley, Geoff Raines and Bryan Wood
to give one of the most potent forward lines in Australian Rules history an abundance of ball.

The Tigers won eleven successive matches early in the

Grand Final. Although Kevin Bartlett unanimously won the Norm Smith Medal, Lee's form in annihilating reigning Brownlow Medallist Peter Moore
in the ruck was widely praised and Lee was seen as a "superstar" for the 1980s.

However, as it turned out Lee never lived up to what was expected of him during the 1980s.

1982 VFL Grand Final against Carlton Lee's nullification by Warren "Wow" Jones
was a decisive factor in Richmond's loss.

1983 and 1984 saw Lee back to his 1980 form as unchallenged Number One ruckman for the Tigers, in spite of the club declining to near the bottom of the ladder with only seven wins in 1983 and ten in 1984. Lee was regarded as a leading candidate for the Brownlow in both seasons and in 1984 won his club's best-and-fairest by a record margin, in the process being listed as one of the VFL "Players of the Year". However, 1985 saw a succession of major injuries begin to decimate the remainder of Mark Lee's career: he missed the second half of 1985 with medial ligament damage to his left knee and from 1986 to 1991 played just eighty-seven senior games. After two games in 1991, Lee was dropped to the reserves and he retired officially mid-season.[4] Lee then switched to Burnie Tigers in Tasmania as captain-coach for two seasons in 1992 and 1993[5] and continued as non-playing coach for one more year after merging with Burnie Hawks.

He is now a Senior Constable within Victoria Police and is currently based in his home town of Mildura.

References

  • Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
  1. ISBN 1-86337-085-4
  2. ^ "Richmond Picks Brewer", in The Age, 14 May 1982, p. 28
  3. ^ "Top Blues Hurt"; in The Age, 21 May 1982, p. 26
  4. ISBN 1-875575-04-9
  5. ^ VFL/AFL Players Archived 11 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

External links


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