HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY TO MARK AMOS
Mark is a great supporter of the Spirit of Carlton, we often see Mark at Spirit of Carlton functions. We all wish Mark a very happy 60th birthday!
Career: 1970-71
Debut: Round 9, 1970 Aged 18 years 298 days
821st Carlton Player
Games: 6
Goals: Nil
Last Game: Round 9, 1971 Aged 19 years 297 days
Guernsey No. 38
Height: 189cm (6’2½”)
Weight: 92kg (14.7)
DOB: August 5, 1951
Wearing #38, Amos played 6 games for Carlton over 1970 and 1971 between the round 9 games of those season. He won the Reserves Best and Fairest award in 1970 and played in the 1969 Reserve grand final and also respresented the VFL Seconds in an interstate match.
He was cleared to Fitzroy for the 1972 season where he played one game and scored a goal from the forward pocket and that was against Carlton in Round 16, 1972 and his coach was ex – Carlton captain and Reserve coach between 1967 and 1970 in Graham Donaldson.
Amos was recruited from Montmorency, after originally playing for Robinvale.
David Gallagher
Career: 2002
Debut: Round 1, 2002 vs St Kilda
1049th Carlton Player
Games: 7 (Carlton) (33 total)
Goals: 1 (3 total)
Guernsey No. 14
Last Game : Round 9, 2002 vs Adelaide
Height: 183cm
Weight: 84kg
DOB: 5 August, 1980
Gallagher, a Victorian originally from Clayton, via Prahran Dragons U/18’s, he was picked up by the Crows, was traded at the end of the 2001 season in return for Blue Ben Nelson, who returned home to South Australia. Gallagher had previously played 26 games there from 1999-2001.
There were high hopes that he could fill a back pocket position for the Blues. He made his debut for Carlton in Round 1 of his debut year but missed the next 2 games due to an ankle injury. He then played 6 games straight but a further ankle injury and osteitis pubis would prevent him from playing any more senior games and establishing himself at Carlton. He was not retained after 2002, appearing to pay the price for Carlton’s first ever wooden spoon.
Gallagher went on to Sandringham in the VFL where his ball winning abilities shone through, becoming a key player at that level and playing in Sandy’s three consecutive premierships.
Thanks to the Blueseum for player pics and bios.