Mark Neeld was born on 13 July 1971 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Richmond in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.
19 Facts About Mark Neeld
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Mark Neeld was senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club from 2012 to 2013.
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Mark Neeld spent four seasons with Geelong and had his only full season in 1991, when he played 21 games, three of which were finals.
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Mark Neeld played for Geelong Football Club from 1990 until 1993 for a total of 48 games and kicked a total of 17 goals.
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In 1994, Mark Neeld joined Richmond after being traded for the 38th pick of the draft, which Geelong used to recruit David Innella.
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Mark Neeld played for Richmond Football Club from 1994 until 1996 for a total of 26 games and kicked 16 goals.
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Mark Neeld then moved to the higher level Geelong Football League, for a two-year term as coach of perennial finalist, and his junior club, St Joseph's Football Club.
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Mark Neeld was appointed the defensive assistant coach of Collingwood Football Club in 2008 under senior coach Mick Malthouse.
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Mark Neeld's coaching duties changed in 2010, when he was put in charge of Collingwood's midfield.
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On 17 September 2011, it was announced that Mark Neeld had agreed to become the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club beginning in season 2012 on a three-year contract.
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Mark Neeld agreed to leave Collingwood immediately, despite the fact that the club was still competing in the finals.
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Mark Neeld replaced Melbourne Football Club caretaker senior coach Todd Viney, who replaced Dean Bailey, after Bailey was sacked in the middle of the 2011 season.
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However, when the 2012 home-and-away season became underway in March, the Demons under Mark Neeld were defeated by the Brisbane Lions by 41 points in Round 1.
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The Demons under Mark Neeld went on to finish the season in third-to-last place, with just four wins from 22 games played.
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Mark Neeld's sacking came within weeks of the departures of senior Demons' staff members Cameron Schwab and Don McLardy.
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Mark Neeld was replaced by Demons senior assistant coach, Neil Craig, when he was appointed as caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the 2013 season.
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Mark Neeld joined the Essendon Football Club in an assistant coaching role as a development coach at the end of 2014.
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Mark Neeld however departed the Essendon Football Club on 14 May 2018 during the middle of the 2018 season.
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In December 2018, Mark Neeld was appointed CEO of Basketball Geelong and the Geelong Supercats.