Mark Mercuri

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Mark Mercuri

Personal information
Birth	February 21, 1974 (1974-02-21) (age 34),
Recruited from	Keilor Park
Height and weight	178 cm / 77 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 10, May 23, 1992, Essendon Bombers vs. Carlton Blues, at Princes Park
Team(s)	Essendon (1992-2004) 207 games, 242 goals
¹ Statistics to end of season
Career highlights
2nd in the Brownlow Medal 1999 Premiership player 1993, 2000 All Australian 1999 W. S. Crichton Medal 1999 VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century 2007

Mark Mercuri (born February 21, 1974) is a professional Australian rules football player for Essendon FC he played in the 1993 Grand final winning team which defeated Carlton. In 2000, a season where Essendon lost only one game, Mercuri was one of the premier players of the competition, and signed a 5-year contract, which ultimately only lasted for 4 years.

Mercuri lost form late in his career, which was put down to his brother's suicide. He retired in the 2004 season, his last game being the 2004 Semi Final against Geelong.

In 2005, there was talk of a comeback, with Mercuri contemplating nominating for the pre-season draft. This never eventuated.

In 2006 he is playing in the Essendon District Football League for Airport West.

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