Mark Whiley Explained

Mark Whiley
Fullname:Mark Whiley
Birth Date:1 December 1992
Originalteam:Finley/Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draftpick:2010 NSW Zone Selection,
Height:188 cm
Weight:90 kg
Position:Midfielder
Statsend:2016
Years1:2012 - 2014
Games Goals1:12 (2)
Years2:2015 - 2016
Games Goals2:9 (1)
Games Goalstotal:21 (3)

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).

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, 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 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

[6] |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012|| 42 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 15 || 35 || 15 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.7 || 5.0 || 11.7 || 5.0 || 1.7|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|| 42 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 33 || 20 || 53 || 5 || 46 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 4.7 || 2.9 || 7.6 || 0.7 || 6.6|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|| 42 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 20 || 16 || 36 || 10 || 11 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 8.0 || 18.0 || 5.0 || 5.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|| 24 || 8 || 1 || 2 || 46 || 49 || 95 || 17 || 33 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 5.8 || 6.1 || 11.9 || 2.1 || 4.1|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|| 24 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.0 || 8.0 || 16.0 || 2.0 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 21! 3! 2! 127! 108! 235! 49! 96! 0.1! 0.1! 6.0! 5.1! 11.2! 2.3! 4.6|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheedy signs another Bushranger to GWS . bordermail.com.au.
  2. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/138596/default.aspx Final teams, Round 12
  3. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-15/jaksch-finally-a-blue Giants Jaksch and Whiley now in the navy blue
  4. News: Journeyman Everitt among six Blues delisted. Navaratnam. Dinny. 25 October 2016. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 29 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029112803/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-25/carlton-delists-journeyman-utility-andrejs-everitt. 29 October 2016.
  5. News: The Border Mail. 5 December 2016. 5 December 2016. Yarrawonga Pigeons sign ex-Carlton, Greater Western Sydney midfielder Mark Whiley. Brett Kohlhagen.
  6. Web site: Mark Whiley Stats. AFL Tables. 6 November 2016.