Mark Bayes

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Mark Bayes
Personal information
Full name Mark Bayes
Date of birth (1967-03-15) 15 March 1967 (age 57)
Original team(s) Noble Park
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1985–1998 Sydney Swans 246 (174)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
Career highlights
  • Bob Skilton Medalist - 1989
  • Sydney Swans Team of the Century
  • 1x VFL Team of Year: 1989
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mark Bayes (born 15 March 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League.

Originally from Noble Park, Bayes played 246 games and kicked 174 goals for the Swans. He was named on the interchange bench in the Sydney Swan's official 'Team of the Century,' and in 1989 was voted Sydney's best and fairest player.[1]

Bayes usually played in defence but was capable of going forward and had an accurate left foot kick. He played in the 1996 AFL Grand Final.

References

  1. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October 1989, p68

External links

  • Mark Bayes at AustralianFootball.com
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Sydney Swans: Team of the Century
Full-back
  • John Rantall
  • John Heriot
  • Vic Belcher
Half-back
  • Bill Faul
  • Ron Clegg
  • Dennis Carroll
Centre
  • David Murphy
  • Greg Williams
  • Herbie Matthews
Half-forward
  • Tony Morwood
  • Laurie Nash
  • Gerard Healy
Full-forward
  • Bob Pratt
  • Tony Lockett
  • Paul Kelly
RuckInterchange
  • Bill Williams
  • Stephen Wright
  • Daryn Cresswell
  • Fred Goldsmith
  • Mark Bayes
  • Harry Clarke
  • Mark Tandy
Coach
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Bob Skilton Medal · Sydney Swans best and fairest winners
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Victorian team1991 State of Origin
Victoria 12.14 (86) defeated South Australia 11.4 (70), at Football Park, 28 May 1991
Western Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Victoria 7.9 (51), at the WACA Ground, 16 July 1991
Both games
vs. South Australia
vs. Western Australia
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Victorian team1992 State of Origin
Victoria 23.19 (157) defeated Western Australia 13.12 (90), at the MCG, 26 May 1992
South Australia 19.19 (133) defeated Victoria 18.12 (120), at Football Park, 7 July 1992
Both games
vs. Western Australia
vs. South Australia
Coach: Goggin
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Victorian team1995 State of Origin
Coach: Austin