| Making Their Mark | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Gil Marsden |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Bryony Marks |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Cos Cardone, Luke Tunnecliffe, Gil Marsden, Michael Venables |
| Producers | Josh Cable and others |
| Production location | Australia |
| Cinematography | Matt Koopmans |
| Running time | 62–65 minutes |
| Production companies | JAM TV, Den of Martians |
| Original release | |
| Release | 12 March 2021 (2021-03-12) |
Making Their Mark is a 2021 Australian sports documentary television series. It follows several players and staff from six differentAustralian rules football clubs that competed in the 2020Australian Football League (AFL) season impacted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Not only does the series cover day-to-day aspects of a footballer's professional life, it also encompasses themes ofleadership,grief, andracism,[1] as it follows the lives of several players and staff from six different AFL clubs during the 2020 season. In that year, the clubs were greatly affected by the first wave of theCOVID-19 pandemic as it hit Australia.[2]
The series starsEddie Betts andNic Naitanui, who were recorded almost continuously,[2] representing theCarlton andWest Coast Eagles football clubs respectively.Stephen Coniglio andRory Sloane are also filmed extensively, as well asGold Coast Suns football club coachStuart Dew, and staff leadersPeggy O'Neal,Damien Hardwick andBrendon Gale of theRichmond Football Club.[3][4]
Leon Cameron features in the series extensively, afterwards stating that he watched some of the uncomfortable moments of the show with theGWS Giants' captain, Coniglio, in private.[5]
Making Their Mark was produced in Australia by JAM TV and Den of Martians, in association with the AFL.[6][4]
Theexecutive producers were Cos Cardone, Luke Tunnecliffe, Gil Marsden, and Michael Venables. It was directed by Marsden.[6][4]Pete Williams was the story producer.[7][8]
The seven one-hour episodes are composed of footage taken from 2500 hours of film, shot over seven months.[2] Richmond's president,Peggy O'Neal, commented that it was a "wonderful opportunity" and that when filming was agreed to they had no idea that theCOVID-19 pandemic would have such an impact.[3]
The music was composed by accomplished screen composerBryony Marks.[9]
The series was released on 12 March 2021 onAmazon Prime Video.[6]
Critical reception of the series was generally favourable. Scott Hines stated it was worth streaming, even for an American audience.[10]
