Mark Maclure
Australian rules footballer
Mark Maclure (born 14 July 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally from New South Wales club East Sydney, Maclure was recruited by Carlton and made his senior VFL debut in Round 13, 1974. He retired from the game in 1986 after playing 243 games for the club.
Maclure was captain of Carlton for the 1986 season. He currently works as a football commentator for ABC Radio and appears once a week on AFL 360, Fox Footy's Monday to Thursday television program.
Early life
Maclure was born in Perth, Western Australia where he began playing football in the under 10s for Manning Park. His family was to move to Brisbane, Queensland where he played junior football with the Coorparoo Football Club.
In 1967 the family moved to Paddington in Sydney. Trumper Park was nearby and he began playing senior football with East Sydney. In 1973 he was recruited by Victorian Football League club Carlton.
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