Mark Thompson (footballer)
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Thompson at the 2008 AFL Grand Final parade | |||
| 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 Representative 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. 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. He was later cleared of trafficking but convicted of possession.