Mark Jamar
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Mark Jamar during the 2007 AFL Season
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Jamar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | North Adelaide Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2002 Rookie Draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 2003, Melbourne vs. Hawthorn, at MCG |
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| Height / weight | 198 cm / 101 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–2015 | Melbourne | 155 (56) | |
| 2016 | Essendon | 5 (3) | |
| Total | 160 (59) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mark "Russian" Jamar (born 9 August 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jamar was born and raised in the country South Australian town of Port Pirie. He played his early football at the Lions Football Club of the Spencer Gulf Football League, before moving to North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League.
Jamar was a standout performer at the 2001 AFL Under 18 Championships being selected in the All Australian team. However, he was overlooked in that year's Draft. He was, however, selected at pick six of the Rookie Draft by Melbourne.
He was elevated to the senior list, and debuted in 2003. Jamar wears the number 40 and is a 100 kg+ ruckman who sometimes fills in up forward.
Mark Jamar was drafted at pick number six to the Melbourne Demons in the 2001 Rookie Draft. He debuted in the opening round of the 2003 season against Hawthorn, which the Demons won 106–100. He had a quiet debut with only four disposals, a mark and a hit-out on the stats sheet. However he improved in his next match, a 27-point win over the Port Adelaide Power in which he registered six disposals, 10 hit-outs and his first AFL goal. He went on to play another seven games that season, all of which Melbourne lost. They finished 14th and did not play in the finals. Jamar ranked fourth among rising stars in total hit-outs in 2003 and third among rising stars in hit-outs per game in 2003.
Jamar only played three games in 2004, including an elimination final that the Demons lost in a five-point match against Essendon. He averaged five disposals and seven hit-outs. The Demons finished fifth.
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