Greg Parke

Greg Parke (18 April 1948 – 25 September 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne, Footscray and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Greg Parke
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-04-18)18 April 1948
Date of death 25 September 2021(2021-09-25) (aged 73)
Original team(s) Bentleigh
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Centre half-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1968–1973 Melbourne 119 (169)
1974–1975 Footscray 037 0(56)
1976 Norwood 018 0(32)
1977 Fitzroy 015 0(17)
Total 189 (274)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Parke made his VFL debut in 1968 with Melbourne and finished the season with more Brownlow Medal votes than any other Melbourne player. He played most of his football at centre half forward and in 1970 took 238 marks, the most in the league that season. He held the AFL record for most marks in a game. His best year in front of goal came in 1972 when he topped Melbourne's goalkicking with 63 goals.

In 1974 he crossed to Footscray where he played two seasons before finishing his career with one-year stints at Norwood in the South Australian National Football League and Fitzroy.

He died on the day that two of his former teams, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs, met in the 2021 AFL Grand Final.[1]

References
  1. Otto, Tyson (25 September 2021). "Former Dees and Dogs player Greg Parke dies just hours before his two teams play in 2021 AFL Grand Final". Fox Sports.


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