Mark Zanotti (born 11 August 1964) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football ...

, Brisbane Bears and

Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club was a member of the Vi ...

in the

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(AFL). Zanotti usually played at fullback and started his career with Subiaco in the

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(WAFL). He played in their 1986 premiership and won the

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for best on ground in the grand final. The following season he joined then VFL and was a member of West Coast's inaugural side. After two seasons he moved to Brisbane and had his best season in 1990 when he finished third in their best and fairest. He finished his career at Fitzroy from 1993 until 1995, adding 57 games. In addition to playing for three VFL/AFL clubs he also represented

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five times in interstate football. After finishing his career in Australia he moved to the UK where he was one of the founders of the London Gryphons who became the

Putney Magpies The Putney Magpies is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Putney and Fulham area of South East London, England. The club fields teams in each of the three AFL London divisions — Premiership (1sts), Conference (2nds)and S ...

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* 1964 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Fitzroy Football Club players Brisbane Bears players West Coast Eagles players Western Australian State of Origin players Subiaco Football Club players Place of birth missing (living people) {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub