Autopsy Refresh my memory - Mark Merenda

[JR#8]

Guys,

I was watching the Front bar last night and David Wirrpanda was on. It made me think about Mark Merenda as I recall he went over to West Coast after playing with us. I was fairly young when Mark played for the Tigers. From memory he was a decent player.

Anyone care to refresh my memory? Was he any good, or was it just my young memory? Why did he go to West Coast?

Cheers

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Was ok...cruelled by a back injury..

 

[Craze]

Took a ripper mark against West Coast from memory

 

[Craze]

Here it is, at about 9.20 ...

 

[rfctigerarmy]

I was fairly young too, but from what I can remember, a half forward flanker who just seemed to go about his business.

I always felt he was a good, average player with fairly decent skills.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Here it is, at about 9.20 ...

Was there that night...
Jeez Powell looks just like a skinnier shorty...

 

[RunningBounce]

I remember being more excited about what he could become than what he actually was.

I reckon he was a solid citizen who held his own in that 1995 team - which was one of our better line-ups.

 

[peterbuch74]

He was a good overhead mark, and loved flying for a speccy. Was a pretty decent shot for goal from memory too.
Back injuries ruined his career, and went home after missing many games due to injury.
Don't think he played many games for the Eagles.

 

[Darth_Tiger]

Young gun, taken down by injury. Loved Choco. Was a recurring theme through those lean years. Justin Charles, Tony Free, even Graham Polak and I guess Nathan Brown.

 

[YeOldTiger]

Pretty fair player for his size. Always seemed to give it everything. Was a WA boy so was lured home. I believe he went into real estate after his career ended but I could be wrong.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Young gun, taken down by injury. Loved Choco. Was a recurring theme through those lean years. Justin Charles, Tony Free, even Graham Polak and I guess Nathan Brown.

And Cogs...and even Richo with knees and cheek bones....

 

[Shazza_]

Probably the darkest italian i have ever seen

 

[Ciderhound]

In the real estate game now. Remember either speaking to him on the blower or attending a home open and trying to talk about Richmond. Didn't really seem to give a fat rats if memory served me right.

 

[DickieKnee]

Probably the darkest italian i have ever seen

Mario Balotelli?

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Probably the darkest italian i have ever seen

 

[Nobby]

His sister, Carlie, has worked in the AFL as well, spent a lot of time with Ben Cousins and is said to have helped him get to Richmond.

Loved watching Mark play, could take a good grab, such a chame his back couldn't ahndle the rigors of AFL

 

[Sir_Loin]

Guys,

I was watching the Front bar last night and David Wirrpanda was on. It made me think about Mark Merenda as I recall he went over to West Coast after playing with us. I was fairly young when Mark played for the Tigers. From memory he was a decent player.

Anyone care to refresh my memory? Was he any good, or was it just my young memory? Why did he go to West Coast?

Cheers

Remember him being a pretty handy player until he got injured. Also met him, Richo and Bower at the Tunnel (I was very underage) and he was a ripping bloke

 

[Bojangles17]

Guys,

I was watching the Front bar last night and David Wirrpanda was on. It made me think about Mark Merenda as I recall he went over to West Coast after playing with us. I was fairly young when Mark played for the Tigers. From memory he was a decent player.

Anyone care to refresh my memory? Was he any good, or was it just my young memory? Why did he go to West Coast?

Cheers

Quite a talented player , played like a shorter version of caddy , was pretty hard at it and a good mark, delivered some bone jarring shirtfronts , recall a lethal one v saints or was it swans. Nick named choco after MMs of course. Had a bad back injury , missed heaps of footy and his journey petered out at punt rd , his time at WC was reasonably short lived

 

[Hans McGregor]

Didn't we move him on?

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

"Refresh my memory" should be a weekly thread

Loved merenda, his GOTY for west coast was bloody good

 

[Boston tiger]

A Lloyd type I reckon. I thought he was pretty good.

 

[BF Tiger]

A Lloyd type I reckon. I thought he was pretty good.

Good call on being s Sam Lloyd type. Was pretty handy. Polled 15 Brownlow votes in 96 (winners polled 21). Was retired before he turned 27.

 

[tigerdan]

Was one of the few players to wear three different numbers at the tigers (39, 28, 8).

Was approached by the Aboriginal community to play in a representative team and had to tell them he was in fact Mauritian.

Back in the 90s when it wasn't full time professional he used to advertise his services as a personal trainer in the fighting tiger magazine.

Good zippy player. Won AFL goal of the year at the eagles.

 

[Tony Harrison]

His nickname was Choco for his love of chocolate and not the colour of his skin, lol

 

[JR#8]

"Refresh my memory" should be a weekly thread

Loved merenda, his GOTY for west coast was bloody good

Haha the original title I had in mind was "school me on Mark Merenda" but I thought there are too many older blokes on here and they'd have no ****ing idea what I was talking about.