Mark Dreher
Personal information
Full name Andrew Mark Dreher
Date of birth (1961-03-27) 27 March 1961
Original team(s) Willaura
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1979–1982 Collingwood 15 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Andrew Mark Dreher (born 27 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A Willaura recruit, Dreher played for Collingwood from 1979 to 1982.[1]

Three of Dreher's his first four appearances with Collingwood came in the 1979 finals series.[2] After debuting in round 20, Dreher played in a qualifying final, semi final and preliminary final.[2] Collingwood won the preliminary final, over North Melbourne, but Dreher lost his place for the grand final to Stan Magro, who was returning from suspension.[2][3]

Dreher played just two games in 1980, when he was troubled by a back injury.[2][4]

During the 1981 VFL season Dreher was almost part of the trade that saw Warwick Irwin go from Fitzroy to Collingwood.[5] Dreher and teammate Des Herbert, along with over $60,000, were to be given to Collingwood, but he was replaced in the deal by Leigh Carlson.[5]

Against Carlton at Victoria Park in the third round of the 1982, Dreher broke a bone in his neck and although he played out the game he was out of the side with the injury until round 15.[2][4] His last appearance for Collingwood was their round 20 loss to Melbourne, his seventh game of the season.[2]

He went to West Adelaide in 1983 and was a centre half-back in their premiership team that year.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mark Dreher". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ Canberra Times, "Magro back for Magpies", 28 September 1979, p. 20
  4. 1 2 The Age, "Injured Magpie out two months", 15 April 1982, p. 28
  5. 1 2 The Age, "Carlson key to making Irwin a Magpie", 28 May 1981, p. 30
  6. ↑ "Debut Dates: 1980 - 1989". West Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Burgess An Unsung Hero Of 83". SANFL.
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