Mark Buckley (born 25 August 1962) is a former

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er who played with

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, St Kilda and the Brisbane Bears in the

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(VFL) during the 1980s. Recruited from St Mark's, Buckley participated in a Carlton Under-19s premiership in 1979, not playing seniors until

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. His four games in 1982 all came in the home and away season wins, with Carlton going on to win a second successive premiership.AFL Tables: Mark Buckley
/ref> Buckley had become the third member of his family to play at Carlton, with his elder brother

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making six appearances in the

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and their father Brian playing over 100 games. In the opening round of the

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, against

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, Buckley replaced an injured

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at full-forward during the match and kicked six goals. He was a regular fixture in the team for the rest of the season and kicked 29 goals from 20 games. The following season he played just twice, with

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star

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taking his spot as a key forward. After playing only one game in the first half of the

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, Buckley transferred to St Kilda midyear, playing seven games. Buckley did not play a senior VFL game in

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and the following year moved to a third club, Brisbane, who were making their league debut. He had 17 disposals and two goals in his first game for the Bears, against

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, but made just three further appearances. In 1988 Buckley transferred to

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(SANFL) club Norwood but could only play eight games in two seasons, kicking six goals, before his retirement at the end of the 1989 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Mark 1962 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Carlton Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Brisbane Bears players Norwood Football Club players Living people