| Greg Parke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1948-04-18)18 April 1948 | ||
| Died | 25 September 2021(2021-09-25) (aged 73) | ||
| Original team | Bentleigh | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre half-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1968–1973 | Melbourne | 119 (169) | |
| 1974–1975 | Footscray | 37(56) | |
| 1976 | Norwood | 18(32) | |
| 1977 | Fitzroy | 15(17) | |
| Total | 189 (274) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Greg Parke (18 April 1948 – 25 September 2021) was anAustralian rules footballer who played forMelbourne,Footscray andFitzroy in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Parke made his VFL debut in 1968 with Melbourne and finished the season with moreBrownlow Medal votes than any other Melbourne player. He played most of his football at centre half forward and in 1970 took 238 marks, the most in the league that season. He held the AFL record for most marks in a game. His best year in front of goal came in 1972 when he topped Melbourne's goalkicking with 63 goals.
In 1974 he crossed to Footscray where he played two seasons before finishing his career with one-year stints atNorwood in theSouth Australian National Football League and Fitzroy.
He died on the day that two of his former teams,Melbourne and theWestern Bulldogs, met in the2021 AFL Grand Final.[1]
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