Mark Powell (footballer)
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Mark Powell is an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
.
He was selected at no 28 in the 2nd round of the 2001
AFL Draft
to the Sydney Swans
, and was touted as a key position
defender.
He remained on the list in 2002 without playing a game, played only 5 games in 2003, 3 games in 2004, and none in 2005. It was following the end of the 2005 season that he was traded to the Kangaroos
.
In January 2006, Powell quit the club, losing his motivation to play football, and wanting to move back to his hometown of Sydney.
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 in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
He was selected at no 28 in the 2nd round of the 2001
2001 AFL Draft
The 2001 AFL Draft consisted of a national draft, a rookie draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League .In 2001 there were 83...
AFL Draft
AFL Draft
The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.-History:...
to the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, and was touted as a key position
Key position
In the sport of Australian rules football, a "key position" refers to positions on the ground that are considered vital to the structure of a team.Key position players make up what is known as the "spine" of a team...
defender.
He remained on the list in 2002 without playing a game, played only 5 games in 2003, 3 games in 2004, and none in 2005. It was following the end of the 2005 season that he was traded to the Kangaroos
Kangaroos Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
.
In January 2006, Powell quit the club, losing his motivation to play football, and wanting to move back to his hometown of Sydney.