Mark McVeigh

Personal information
Birth	26 January 1981 (1981-01-26) (age 28), Sydney
Recruited from	Pennant Hills AFC
Height and weight	184cm / 84kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 1999, Essendon vs. Carlton, at MCG
Team(s)	Essendon (1999-) 188 Games, 94 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star Nominee 2001 W.S. Crichton Medal 3rd Equal Runner-Up (2007) International Rules Series 2004 Archer-Hird Medal 2008 23 Career Brownlow Medal Votes

Mark McVeigh (born 26 January 1981) is an Australian rules footballer. He made his debut for Essendon Football Club in 1999 after representing NSW/ACT at Under 18 level. He is also the older brother of Jarrad McVeigh who plays for the Sydney Swans.

[edit] Football Career

[edit] Early Career (1999 - 2004)

After having a slow start with a season high of 15 Disposals and 4 Marks, in his second season he suffered an injury and missed most of Essendons games. In McVeigh's third season however, it was clear that the game had grown on him as he stood up as an up and coming youngster. After playing 23 games in his third year of playing including the Grand Final against the Brisbane Lions in which Essendon lost, McVeigh had some promising stats with a consistent 11 - 18 in over half of every game he played. McVeigh also went on to play the next 3 seasons in stellar form with Essendon who reached 3 consecutive Semi-Finals in which McVeigh played in all.

[edit] Mid-Career (2005 - 2008)

In the next 3 seasons McVeigh was a stand out performer for Essendon, with a high disposal & efficiency rate he was one of the clubs main contributors and eventually was to become apart of the Leadership group and a role model to his younger rookies. With disposals in the high 20's and a career high of 36 disposals, McVeigh was determined to get Essendon back on track. In 2008 McVeigh suffered an injury which sidelined him for almost half the season, nevertheless he claimed 13 Brownlow votes to his name in only 14 games, no doubt he would have finished in the top 10 if he had not suffered an injury. McVeigh still finished in the top 20.

[edit] Personal Life

On the 17th October 2009 McVeigh married his long-term girlfriend, Leanne Tucker.

[edit] External links

• Profile on Official Essendon Website
• Mark McVeigh's statistics from AFL Tables

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