Mark Baguley (born 21 May 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Baguley played local footy with Langwarrin before joining Frankston in 2009 as a 21-year-old. He played there for three seasons, coming second in their best and fairest in 2011. He was recruited as a mature-age rookie[1] by Essendon with pick 47 in the 2012 rookie draft. In July 2012 he was elevated to the senior list.[2] He debuted in round 16 against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.[3]

Mark Baguley
Baguley playing for Essendon in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Mark Baguley
Born (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 39)
Original team Frankston (VFL)
Draft No. 47, 2012 rookie draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position Defender / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2019 Essendon 134 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In 2024, Mark Baguley was named at Number 97 in Don The Stat's Countdown of the Top 100 Essendon Players since 1980.[4]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of round 4 of the 2017 season[5]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012Essendon46700714211328150.00.010.16.016.14.02.1
2013Essendon462121177159336111590.10.08.47.616.05.32.8
2014Essendon122202234162396138710.00.110.67.418.06.33.2
2015Essendon122200212171383135840.00.09.67.817.46.13.8
2016Essendon1210131037217563350.10.310.37.217.56.33.5
2017Essendon1240038185626130.00.09.54.514.06.53.3
Career 86 3 6 835 624 1459 501 277 0.0 0.1 9.7 7.3 17.0 5.8 3.2

References

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  1. Diamond, Brett (24 June 2012). "Blues' Laidler injures knee in comeback VFL match". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. Landsberger, Sam (11 July 2012). "Western Bulldogs free to promote Jason Johannisenby Selections". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. Nash, Jonno (14 July 2012). "Tom Couch, Jackson Sheringham, Mark Baguley and Sam Dunell make AFL debut". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. TheStat, Don (28 November 2024). "Essendon's Best 100 Players Since 1980 - 100 to 91". Don The Stat. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. "Mark Baguley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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