Mark Bayes

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Mark Bayes

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| fullname = Mark Bayes

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|3|15|df=y}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = Noble Park

| height = 190 cm

| weight = 94 kg

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| statsend = 1998

| years1 = 1985–1998

| club1 = Sydney Swans

| games_goals1 = 246 (174)

| careerhighlights = *Bob Skilton Medalist - 1989

• Sydney Swans Team of the Century
• 1x VFL Team of Year: 1989

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Mark Bayes (born 15 March 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League.

Originally from Noble Park, Bayes played 246 games and kicked 174 goals for the Swans. He was named on the interchange bench in the Sydney Swan's official 'Team of the Century,' and in 1989 was voted Sydney's best and fairest player.Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October 1989, p68

Bayes usually played in defence but was capable of going forward and had an accurate left foot kick. He played in the 1996 AFL Grand Final.