Mark Bickley

Biography

Mark Bickley is the assistant coach for Adelaide Football Club, The Crows. A former media broadcaster and dual AFL premiership captain of the Adelaide Crows, Mark Bickley is an inspiring and articulate speaker and MC.

Mark's stories of his experiences as a player, captain and now coach are highly entertaining and filled with valuable messages about goal setting, teamwork and leadership.

About Mick Bickley:

Mark Bickley began his football life with Port Pirie club Solomontown before progressing to the South Australian National Football League club South Adelaide. He was later recruited and made his AFL debut in 1991 as an inaugural member of the Adelaide Crows squad. Mark impressed many observers with his courage, strong tackling and excellent team sense. He was a mainstay in Adelaide's line-up from the club's inception in 1991 to 2003, racking up 272 games and playing as captain from 1997.

After retiring in 2004, Mark became a presenter with Nine News Adelaide as well as nationally broadcast programs, The Footy Show and The Fox Footy Channel. Mark became a regular presenter on National Nine News and Postcards and gained extensive radio exposure on 5AA, SEN and the Breakfast Show on SAFM.

In 2009 Mark left broadcasting to return to football, this time as assistant coach of The Crows. In the same year he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. During his playing career he was awarded Crows Team of the Decade for the first 10 years and Best Team Man of the Decade for the first 10 years. Mark was made a life member of the Crows in 1999.

Mark has been Chairman of SA Great, an All Australian selector for the AFL and is a first rate motivational speaker.