{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Mark Whiley | image = | fullname = Mark Whiley | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|1|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = Finley/Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | draftpick = 2010 NSW Zone Selection, {{AFL GWS}} | height = 188 cm | weight = 90 kg | position = Midfielder | statsend = 2016 | years1 = 2012–2014 | club1 = {{AFL GWS}} | games_goals1 = 12 (2) | years2 = 2015–2016 | club2 = {{AFL Car}} | games_goals2 = {{0}}9 (1) | games_goalstotal = 21 (3) | careerhighlights = }}
'''Mark Whiley''' (born 1 December 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Originally from Finley in the Riverina region of New South Wales, he played for the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup prior to being recruited prior to the 2010 AFL draft as one of the new GWS club's NSW zone selections.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/51023/sheedy-signs-another-bushranger-to-gws/ |title=Sheedy signs another Bushranger to GWS |website=bordermail.com.au}}</ref> Whiley made his AFL debut in Round 12 of the 2012 AFL season against {{AFL Ric}}, as a late replacement for Nick Haynes.<ref>[http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/138596/default.aspx Final teams, Round 12] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616210041/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/138596/default.aspx |date=16 June 2012 }}</ref>
In October 2014, he was traded to the Carlton Football Club.<ref>[http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-15/jaksch-finally-a-blue Giants Jaksch and Whiley now in the navy blue], AFL.com.au official website, 15 October 2014</ref> Whiley made his debut for Carlton against {{AFL Col}} in Mick Malthouse's record breaking game of most games coached in round 5, 2015. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Carlton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-25/carlton-delists-journeyman-utility-andrejs-everitt|title=Journeyman Everitt among six Blues delisted|last=Navaratnam|first=Dinny|date=25 October 2016|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=29 October 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029112803/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-25/carlton-delists-journeyman-utility-andrejs-everitt|archivedate=29 October 2016}}</ref>
Whiley currently plays for Ovens & Murray Football League club Yarrawonga, as of 2017.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Border Mail|date=5 December 2016|accessdate=5 December 2016|title=Yarrawonga Pigeons sign ex-Carlton, Greater Western Sydney midfielder Mark Whiley|url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4337076/pigeons-poised-for-big-season/|author=Brett Kohlhagen}}</ref>
==Statistics== :<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Whiley.html|title=Mark Whiley Stats|work=AFL Tables|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref> {{AFL player statistics legend}} {{AFL player statistics start}} |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 |{{AFL GWS}} | 42 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 15 || 35 || 15 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.7 || 5.0 || 11.7 || 5.0 || 1.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 |{{AFL GWS}} | 42 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 33 || 20 || 53 || 5 || 46 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 4.7 || 2.9 || 7.6 || 0.7 || 6.6 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 |{{AFL GWS}} | 42 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 20 || 16 || 36 || 10 || 11 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 10.0 || 8.0 || 18.0 || 5.0 || 5.5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 |{{AFL Car}} | 24 || 8 || 1 || 2 || 46 || 49 || 95 || 17 || 33 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 5.8 || 6.1 || 11.9 || 2.1 || 4.1 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 |{{AFL Car}} | 24 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.0 || 8.0 || 16.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 21 ! 3 ! 2 ! 127 ! 108 ! 235 ! 49 ! 96 ! 0.1 ! 0.1 ! 6.0 ! 5.1 ! 11.2 ! 2.3 ! 4.6 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Carlplayer}} *{{AFL Tables|M/Mark_Whiley}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whiley, Mark}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Greater Western Sydney Giants players Category:Finley Football Club players Category:Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:Preston Football Club players Category:Yarrawonga Football Club players