Marc Sheather
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{{Infobox AFL biography |
{{Infobox AFL biography |
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| name = Marc Sheather |
| name = Marc Sheather |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|6|11|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|6|11|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)]] |
| birth_place = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)]] |
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| originalteam = [[Pennant Hills Australian Football Club|Pennant Hills]] ([[AFL Sydney]]) |
| originalteam = [[Pennant Hills Australian Football Club|Pennant Hills]] ([[AFL Sydney]])[[Killarney Vale Australian Football Club|Killarney Vale]] ([[AFL Hunter Central Coast]]) |
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| draftpick = [[2020_AFL_draft#Category_B_rookie_selections|2021 category B rookie selection]] |
| draftpick = [[2020_AFL_draft#Category_B_rookie_selections|2021 category B rookie selection]] |
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| debutdate = Round 7, 2023 |
| debutdate = Round 7, 2023 |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Originally from the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Sheather played for [[Killarney Vale Australian Football Club|Killarney Vale]] in the [[AFL Hunter Central Coast]] competition.{{cite web|url=https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2020/12/marc-sheather-drafted-by-sydney-swans/?srsltid=AfmBOoqpyJrYbvP0tPFS7lfTyjrLIwUzswjuRI_ga0EDr-KIJkvJfyqc|title=Marc Sheather drafted by Sydney Swans|date=17 December 2020|first=Dilon|last=Luke|work=Coast Community News}} He then moved to [[Sydney]] to play for [[Pennant Hills Australian Football Club|Pennant Hills]] in [[AFL Sydney]], progressing to their senior side through their under-19s program.{{cite web|url=https://www.phafl.com.au/marc-sheather-is-a-sydney-swans-rookie/|title=Marc Sheather is a Sydney Swans Rookie - Sydney AFL Club|publisher=[[Pennant Hills Australian Football Club]]|date=11 December 2020|access-date=23 April 2026}} |
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Sheather also played in the [[Sydney_Swans#Sydney_Swans_Academy|academy program]] of AFL club {{AFL Syd}}. He represeted the Swans' academy from under-12 level to under-18 level. |
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== AFL career == |
== AFL career == |
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==Post-AFL career== |
==Post-AFL career== |
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Following his time at the Swans, Sheather joined their cross-town rivals {{VFL GWS}} to play with their reserves team in the VFL.{{cite web|work=Zero Hanger|title=Former Swan finds new footy home|url=https://www.zerohanger.com/former-swan-finds-new-footy-home-marc-sheather-vfl-146917/|date=24 January 2024}} In 2025, Sheather |
Following his time at the Swans, Sheather joined their cross-town rivals {{VFL GWS}} to play with their reserves team in the VFL.{{cite web|work=Zero Hanger|title=Former Swan finds new footy home|url=https://www.zerohanger.com/former-swan-finds-new-footy-home-marc-sheather-vfl-146917/|date=24 January 2024}} He also returned to play for his junior club [[Pennant Hills Australian Football Club|Pennant Hills]] in 2024. |
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In 2025, Sheather switched to [[Lavington Football Club|Lavington]] in the [[Ovens & Murray Football League]] to play his amateur-level football.{{cite web|url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/8915940/gws-giant-marc-sheather-nominates-lavington-as-his-second-club/|publisher=[[Border Mail]]|title=A highly-rated VFL on-baller names Ovens and Murray outfit as second club|first=Andrew|last=Moir|date=13 March 2025|url-access=subscription}} He received a one-match suspension during the [[2025 VFL season]] for rough conduct against {{VFL PM}} player Harvey Hooper. He then nominated for the [[2025_AFL_draft#2025_mid-season_rookie_draft|2025 mid-season rookie draft]],{{cite web|title=Gold Coast defender slapped with VFL ban as Mid-Season Draft fancies cop punishment|first=Aidan|last=Cellini|date=26 May 2025|work=Zero Hanger|url=https://www.zerohanger.com/gold-coast-defender-slapped-with-vfl-ban-as-mid-season-draft-fancies-cop-punishment-162992/}} hoping to return to the AFL but was overlooked on draft night. |
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==Statistics== |
==Statistics== |
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[[Category:Pennant Hills Australian Football Club players]] |
[[Category:Pennant Hills Australian Football Club players]] |
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[[Category:Lavington Football Club players]] |
[[Category:Lavington Football Club players]] |
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[[Category:People from the Central Coast (New South Wales)]] |
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[[Category:Australian rules footballers from New South Wales]] |
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[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]] |
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]] |
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