Mark M. Williams
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| Birth | August 21, 1958 , |
| Recruited from | West Adelaide |
| Height and weight | 183 cm / 80 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1981, Collingwood Magpies vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Total - 201 games, 236 goals
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| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Port Adelaide (1999-)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 9, 2008 season | |
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Mark Melville "Choco" Williams (born August 21, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and currently, the coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] SANFL
Williams playing career began in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) at West Adelaide (where his father Fos Williams was coaching). He represented West Adelaide on 64 occasions for 37 goals.
Williams then moved to the Port Adelaide Magpies. He played 115 games and kicked 104 goals and flourished as a player, becoming one of the stars of the SANFL.[citation needed]
[edit] VFL
Williams was then recruited by Collingwood, making his Victorian Football League (VFL) debut in the 1981 season. He rose to the position of captain of the club during the mid-1980s.
After the 1986 season he joined the playing list of the newly-founded Brisbane Bears in the newly formed Australian Football League (AFL). At Brisbane he was appointed vice-captain to Mark Mickan. Williams played 4 seasons before retiring from the Bears during the 1990 season. He returned to the SANFL to play for Port Adelaide.
[edit] Coaching career
After his playing days were completed he coached Glenelg in 1993 and 1994 before joining Essendon as an assistant coach, and in 1999 won the head coaching role at Port Adelaide, replacing John Cahill. Port Adelaide topped the ladder at the end of 2002 and 2003, but losses in finals ruined their chances of winning the premiership. However in 2004 they again topped the ladder and Williams became Port Adelaide's first AFL premiership-winning coach, with the team defeating the Brisbane Lions. He was the coach of the Port Adelaide that suffered the worst ever Grand Final defeat in the 2007 Grand Final (at the hands of Geelong by 119 points).
[edit] Footballing dynasty
Williams comes from a large and intensely proud footballing dynasty, closely aligned with Port. His father, the late Fos Williams, is often referred to as the father of the Port Adelaide Football Club.
See List of Australian rules football families.
[edit] Personal life
Mark is married to Pauline and they have 5 children, Mark L., Georgina, Isaac, Louis, and Isabelle.
| Preceded by Peter Moore |
Copeland Trophy winner 1981 |
Succeeded by Peter Daicos |
| Preceded by Tony Shaw |
Copeland Trophy winner 1985 |
Succeeded by Wes Fellowes |
| Preceded by John Cahill |
Port Adelaide Football Club coach (AFL) 1999- |
Succeeded by 'Incumbent' |
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[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
- Official Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
- The Power From Port - Unofficial Port Adelaide Power and Magpies Football Clubs Website
| Port Adelaide Football Club – current squad |
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1 Tredrea • 3 Salopek • 4 D. Motlop • 5 Lade • 6 Thomson • 7 P. Burgoyne • 8 S. Burgoyne • 9 Surjan • 10 Boak • 11 M. Motlop • 12 Lonie • 13 Farmer • 14 Stewart • 15 Rodan • 16 Pearce • 17 Gray • 18 K. Cornes • 19 Williams • 20 Brogan • 21 Wilson • 22 Bentley • 23 Lobbe • 24 White • 25 Cassisi • 26 Lower • 27 Carlile • 28 Thurstans • 29 Krakouer • 30 Chaplin • 31 Minson • 32 Thomas • 33 Ebert • 34 Cockshell • 35 C. Cornes • 36 Pettigrew • 37 Deluca • 38 Giles • 39 J. Westhoff • 40 M. Westhoff • 41 Willits* • 42 Grose* • 43 Boyle* • 44 Logan • 45 Salter* • Coach: Williams * denotes Rookie Listed players |
