Mark Baguley

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Mark Baguley

| image = Mark Baguley 2018.4.jpg

| caption = Baguley playing for Essendon in August 2018

| fullname = Mark Baguley

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|05|21|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Frankston (VFL)

| draftpick = No. 47, 2012 rookie draft

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 81 kg

| position = Defender / Forward

| years1 = 2012–2019

| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}

| games_goals1 = 134 (35)

| statsend = 2019

| careerhighlights =

}}

Mark Baguley (born 21 May 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Baguley played local footy with Langwarrin before joining Frankston in 2009 as a 21-year-old. He played there for three seasons, coming second in their best and fairest in 2011. He was recruited as a mature-age rookie{{cite news|last=Diamond|first=Brett|date=24 June 2012|title=Blues' Laidler injures knee in comeback VFL match|work=Brisbane Times|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-laidler-injures-knee-in-comeback-vfl-match-20120623-20vj9.html|access-date=15 July 2012}} by Essendon with pick 47 in the 2012 rookie draft. In July 2012 he was elevated to the senior list.{{cite news|access-date=15 July 2012|last= Landsberger|first=Sam|date=11 July 2012|title=Western Bulldogs free to promote Jason Johannisenby Selections|work=Herald Sun|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/western-bulldogs-free-to-promote-jason-johannisen/story-e6frf9jf-1226423592930}} He debuted in round 16 against {{AFL PA}} at AAMI Stadium.{{cite news|title=Tom Couch, Jackson Sheringham, Mark Baguley and Sam Dunell make AFL debut|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/draftees-match-it-in-the-afl/story-e6frf9jf-1226425740810|author=Nash, Jonno|date=14 July 2012|work=Herald Sun|access-date=14 July 2012}}

In 2024, Mark Baguley was named at Number 97 in Don The Stat's Countdown of the Top 100 Essendon Players since 1980.{{Cite web |last=TheStat |first=Don |date=2024-11-28 |title=Essendon's Best 100 Players Since 1980 - 100 to 91 |url=https://www.donthestat.com/post/essendon-s-best-100-players-since-1980 |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=Don The Stat |language=en}}

Statistics

:Statistics are correct to the end of round 4 of the 2017 season{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Baguley.html|title=Mark Baguley|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=22 April 2017}}

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

| 2012 || {{AFL Ess}} || 46 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 71 || 42 || 113 || 28 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.1 || 6.0 || 16.1 || 4.0 || 2.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| 2013 || {{AFL Ess}} || 46 || 21 || 2 || 1 || 177 || 159 || 336 || 111 || 59 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 8.4 || 7.6 || 16.0 || 5.3 || 2.8

|- class="sortbottom"

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

| 2014 || {{AFL Ess}} || 12 || 22 || 0 || 2 || 234 || 162 || 396 || 138 || 71 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 10.6 || 7.4 || 18.0 || 6.3 || 3.2

|- class="sortbottom"

| 2015 || {{AFL Ess}} || 12 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 212 || 171 || 383 || 135 || 84 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.6 || 7.8 || 17.4 || 6.1 || 3.8

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

| 2016 || {{AFL Ess}} || 12 || 10 || 1 || 3 || 103 || 72 || 175 || 63 || 35 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 10.3 || 7.2 || 17.5 || 6.3 || 3.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| 2017 || {{AFL Ess}} || 12 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 18 || 56 || 26 || 13 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.5 || 4.5 || 14.0 || 6.5 || 3.3

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 86

! 3

! 6

! 835

! 624

! 1459

! 501

! 277

! 0.0

! 0.1

! 9.7

! 7.3

! 17.0

! 5.8

! 3.2

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