After 45 games with Collingwood, Fraser quit the club and was recruited by his father's former club, Essendon. He was played on the wing position but was only a depth player in his first 3 seasons at the club, and it wasn't until 1998 that he became a regular senior team member. In 1999 he continued his good form, which included a 27-disposal haul against Melbourne in Round 22.
2000 was Fraser's final year, and not being able to break into the premiership winning side saw him forced into retirement after 65 games with the Bombers, for a career total of 110.
Umpiring career
Fraser pursued a career in umpiring following his retirement and by 2001 had umpired in the Victorian Football League.[1] In 2004, Fraser was brought onto the AFL umpires' rookie list, and debuted in a Wizard Cup match in 2004.[2]
Fraser became the first ex-VFL/AFL player since the 1950s to also officiate as a field umpire in the AFL when he was selected to umpire the match between the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba on 7 May 2005.[3] He was praised by umpires coach Jeff Gieschen for his "decision-making" but was criticised for his poor bouncing, which led to talk from coaches in the AFL looking at removing the centre bounce from the game.[4] Fraser umpired three matches during this stint and remained on the list for 2006, but was injured before Round 1.
In May 2007 Fraser announced his retirement from umpiring after only 5 games, due a hip injury. He became chairman of the AFL Match Review Panel in 2010.[5]
^Ker, Peter (13 February 2004). "Umpire Fraser readies for the big time". The Age.
^. AFL Umpires Association. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
^Bye bye to the Bounce 21 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Karen Lyon, Melissa Ryan and Peter Blucher, The Age, 24 May 2005.
^"Mark Fraser to head match review panel". Herald Sun. 26 February 2010.
External links
Mark Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Mark Fraser at AustralianFootball.com
January 13, 2023
mark, fraser, footballer, born, 1971, other, people, named, mark, fraser, mark, fraser, disambiguation, mark, fraser, born, february, 1971, former, australian, rules, footballer, umpire, australian, football, league, mark, fraserpersonal, informationdate, birt. For other people named Mark Fraser see Mark Fraser disambiguation Mark Fraser born 4 February 1971 is a former Australian rules footballer and umpire in the Australian Football League Mark FraserPersonal informationDate of birth 1971 02 04 4 February 1971 age 51 Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1992 1994Collingwood45 23 1995 2000Essendon65 26 Umpiring careerYearsLeagueRoleGames2001 2006VFLField umpire472005 2006AFLField umpire31 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000 Career highlightsHarry Collier Trophy 1992Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Playing career 2 Umpiring career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditFraser from Montmorency Victoria is the son of former Essendon Football Club champion Ken who played 198 games over 11 seasons with them Mark debuted with Collingwood in 1992 and played 14 games in his first season After 45 games with Collingwood Fraser quit the club and was recruited by his father s former club Essendon He was played on the wing position but was only a depth player in his first 3 seasons at the club and it wasn t until 1998 that he became a regular senior team member In 1999 he continued his good form which included a 27 disposal haul against Melbourne in Round 22 2000 was Fraser s final year and not being able to break into the premiership winning side saw him forced into retirement after 65 games with the Bombers for a career total of 110 Umpiring career EditFraser pursued a career in umpiring following his retirement and by 2001 had umpired in the Victorian Football League 1 In 2004 Fraser was brought onto the AFL umpires rookie list and debuted in a Wizard Cup match in 2004 2 Fraser became the first ex VFL AFL player since the 1950s to also officiate as a field umpire in the AFL when he was selected to umpire the match between the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba on 7 May 2005 3 He was praised by umpires coach Jeff Gieschen for his decision making but was criticised for his poor bouncing which led to talk from coaches in the AFL looking at removing the centre bounce from the game 4 Fraser umpired three matches during this stint and remained on the list for 2006 but was injured before Round 1 In May 2007 Fraser announced his retirement from umpiring after only 5 games due a hip injury He became chairman of the AFL Match Review Panel in 2010 5 References Edit Quayle Emma 28 November 2001 Fraser whistles while he works The Age Ker Peter 13 February 2004 Umpire Fraser readies for the big time The Age Player Umpires Best in both worlds AFL Umpires Association Archived from the original on 10 April 2013 Retrieved 20 February 2013 Bye bye to the Bounce Archived 21 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine Karen Lyon Melissa Ryan and Peter Blucher The Age 24 May 2005 Mark Fraser to head match review panel Herald Sun 26 February 2010 External links EditMark Fraser s playing statistics from AFL Tables Mark Fraser at AustralianFootball com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Fraser footballer born 1971 amp oldid 1121383400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
