Marc Lock (born 21 June 1991) is an

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL) and for Box Hill in the

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(VFL). Originally from

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, Lock moved to

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and played for

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as a junior. He was recruited to the newly established Gold Coast Football Club as a zone selection at the end of 2008. Lock was made the inaugural captain of the club, and served as captain for the club's two formative seasons: 2009, when the club competed in the

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under-18s competition, and

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, when the club competed in the VFL senior competition. He won the club

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in its TAC Cup season. When Gold Coast joined the AFL for the 2011 season,

Gary Ablett, Jr. Gary Ablett Jr. (born 14 May 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). The eldest son of Australian Football Hall of Fame mem ...

took over the captaincy from Lock. Lock played in Gold Coast's first AFL game, playing against

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in round 2, 2011, but did not play another senior game for the Suns and was delisted at the end of the season. Lock moved to Melbourne in 2012. He played with the VFL's Box Hill from 2012 until 2016, the

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's Old Carey from 2017 until 2019, the EDFL's East Keilor from the abandoned 2020 season until 2022, and Old Carey again from 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lock, Marc 1991 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia