Mark Bolton is a retired Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er.

He was recruited to Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 with pick 4 in the 1997 National Draft, via Ringwood, Victoria

Ringwood, Victoria

Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....

 and Eastern U18. He went on to make his debut in 1998 and went on to played 124 games.

He announced his retirement at the 2007 Crichton Medal Count.

Mark completed his secondary education at Ringwood Secondary College

Ringwood Secondary College

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 and continued on to complete a Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) at Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...

.

Mark Bolton joined University Blacks for season 2010.

Bolton is now, in 2011, the executive director of Ladder, a non-governmental organization that enables homeless youth to find housing, jobs and pursue meaningful lives.