| Mark Thompson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Thompson | ||
| Nickname(s) | Bomber | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Airport West (EDFL) | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1983–1996 | Essendon | 202 (50) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2000–2010 | Geelong | 260 (161–96–3) | |
| 2014 | Essendon | 23 (12–10–1) | |
| Total | 283 (173–106–4) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2014. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mark "Bomber" Thompson (born 19 November 1963) is a retired Australian rules footballer and former senior coach. He played 202 games for the Essendon Football Club from 1983 to 1996, captaining the side from 1992 until 1995.
After retiring, he was an assistant coach at Essendon and then at North Melbourne before becoming the senior coach of the Geelong Football Club from 2000 to 2010 and coaching them to two premierships. In November 2010, Thompson returned to Essendon as a senior assistant coach and was then appointed the senior coach for the 2014 season.[1][2] He left the club at the end of 2014.
On 2 May 2018, he was charged with seven counts of drug trafficking and possession. He was released on $20,000 bail to appear in court at a later date.[3] He was later cleared of trafficking but convicted of possession.[4]
- ^ "Thompson named Senior Coach for 2014" Archived 6 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Essendon Football Club, 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ Hunter, Thomas (10 November 2010). "'Bomber' joins Hird at Windy Hill, both miss announcement". The Age. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Rizmal, Zalika (2 May 2018). "Mark 'Bomber' Thompson arrested, charged with drug trafficking, possession". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Oaten, James (11 July 2019). "Drug trafficking charges against former AFL coach Mark 'Bomber' Thompson dismissed". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.