Marcus Davies

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Marcus Davies
Marcus Davies.jpg
Davies in September 2011
Personal information
Full name Marcus Davies
Nickname(s) MD
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991 (age 30)
Original team(s)

Tassie Mariners (TAC Cup),

North Hobart Football Club (TSL)
Draft No. 43, 2009 National Draft, Carlton
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current club Tigers FC (Kingborough)(TSL)
Number 9
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2013 Carlton 17 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Marcus Davies is an Australian Rules Footballer who played with the Carlton Football Club in the (AFL)

Davies played his junior football with the Sandy Bay Lions Junior Football Club in Hobart, Tasmania, attending The Hutchins School.[1] Upon turning eighteen in 2009, he broke into the North Hobart Football Club senior team in the (TSL); he played eleven senior games during the season, and by the end he was regularly amongst his team's best.[2] He represented Tasmania at the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, and was noted for his endurance at the Draft Camp. He was selected by the Carlton Football Club in the 2009 AFL National draft with its third round selection (#43 overall).[3] Davies has played both midfield and defence during his junior career.

Davies made his senior Carlton debut in Round 19, 2010 against Essendon. In his first two seasons with the club, Davies played 13 games for Carlton, and spent the rest of the time with Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues Football Club. He played only four games in the next two years, was delisted at the conclusion of the 2013 season.[4]

After one season with Port Melbourne Football Club in the (VFL) in 2014,[5] Davies joined the Tigers FC (Kingborough) in the Tasmanian State League starting in 2015,[6] taking on a playing assistant coach role which he still holds as of 2021; he also took on the administrative role of operations manager at the club from 2020.

References[]

  1. ^ Bresnehan, James (6 October 2009). "Davies attracts interest". Archived from the original on 17 October 2009.
  2. ^ SportingPulse
  3. ^ "Past Players List: 31 Marcus Davies".
  4. ^ "Laidler walks as Carlton axes seven players". 18 September 2013.
  5. ^ "More Signings for 2014". Sportingpulse. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ Adam Smith (19 September 2014). "Davies returns eager to lift battling Tigers for next year's TSL season". Mercury. Hobart, TAS. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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