Adam Marcon
Personal information
Full name Adam Marcon
Date of birth (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992
Original team(s) Williamstown (VFL)
Draft No. 47, 2016 rookie draft
Debut Round 19, 2016, Richmond vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Manuka Oval
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016 Richmond 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

VFL

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Adam Marcon (born 28 July 1992) is a semi-professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Aberfeldie Football Club in the EDFL.

Junior and state-league football

A midfielder, Marcon played under-18s football TAC Cup football for the Northern Knights. Once at senior age, Marcon joined the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League, the club where his father Adrian had been a popular dual-premiership player in the 1980s.[1] Marcon played three seasons for the Northern Bullants (or Blues, as they became known from 2012) from 2011 until 2013, and won the Laurie Hill Trophy as club best-and-fairest in 2012.[2] He then transferred to Williamstown where he played the next two seasons. In 2015, he won the Fothergill-Round Medal as the best young player in the VFL, and was part of Williamstown's premiership team.[3]

AFL career

After his success in the VFL, Marcon was drafted to the Australian Football League by the Richmond Football Club with its third selection in the 2016 rookie draft (No. 47 overall).[4] He made his AFL debut in Round 19, 2016 against Greater Western Sydney at Manuka Oval, and played one further game for the club before the end of the 2016. He won the Guinane Medal as the club's VFL best and fairest, but was de-listed at the end of the season.[3][5]

Return to state-league football

Following his AFL de-listing from Richmond Marcon returned to play VFL football at Williamstown. He became the club's captain in 2018.[6]

Adam played his 100th game for Williamstown in their first home game of the 2021 season on the redeveloped surface defeating Port Melbourne and becoming a Life Member of the Williamstown Football Club.

After his retirement from the Williamstown Football Club in 2021, he then signed with the Aberfeldie Football Club in the EDFL on a "Player-Coach" term for the upcoming 2022 Premier Season (A-Grade). In his first EDFL game Marcon kicked 2 goals in a 80-66 Win against Maribyrnong Park.

Other work

Outside of football, Marcon works as a school PE teacher at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, where he is a school coordinator.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "All in the family for Marcon". SportsTG. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Northern Blues star Adam Marcon signs with Williamstown". Hobsons Bay Leader. Williamstown, VIC. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Marcon Comes Home to Nest". Williamstown Football Club. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Olle, Sarah (30 November 2015). "AFL 2015: Adam Marcon, Kane Lambert set to continue partnership at Richmond". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ↑ King, Travis (31 August 2016). "Axe falls on Tigers key forward, rookie midfielder". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "ADAM MARCON NAMED CAPTAIN FOR 2018". Williamstown Seagulls. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (28 July 2016). "Marcon to debut". RichmondFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 30 July 2016.


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