Mark O’Connor

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Mark O'Connor
Geelong Cats Gen. Defender
189 cm 29 yrs
Total Games
-
Last Played
N/A
Last Win
N/A
Last Loss
N/A
Wins: 0; Losses: 0
Debut
2017
Drafted
2016 Other
Recruited From
County Kerry (Ireland)
Clearances
Total: 0
AVG: 0.0
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Player Statistics
Player Bio
Mark O'Connor

It was a tough 2024 season for the versatile Irishman, who played 13 of the first 16 games, including two as the starting substitute. But a late season knee injury saw him relegated to the VFL, where he had 19 disposals in the qualifying final loss to Werribee, and he did not feature in the Cats’ run to the AFL finals. Averaged 11.9 disposals and 3.1 tackles a game and had an equal career-high eight tackles in the round two win over Adelaide.

Honours

Premiership Player (2022).

Games Total & AVG Per Game
Matches played
11
-
Per Game
Fantasy Points
624
56.7
Per Game
Rating points
79.3
7.2
Per Game
Frees For
5
0.5
Per Game
Frees Against
6
0.5
Per Game
Bounces
0
0
Per Game
One Percenters
20
1.8
Per Game
Time on Ground %
794
72.2
Per Game
Disposals
147
13.4
Per Game
Disposal Efficiency %
804.2
73.1
Per Game
Effective Disposals
120
10.9
Per Game
Kicks
80
7.3
Per Game
Effective Kicks
60
5.5
Per Game
Kick Efficiency %
749.8
68.2
Per Game
Clangers
20
1.8
Per Game
Handballs
67
6.1
Per Game
Kick to Handball Ratio
17.3
1.6
Per Game
Rebound 50s
17
1.5
Per Game
Inside 50s
18
1.6
Per Game
Metres Gained
1989
180.8
Per Game
Contested Possessions
47
4.3
Per Game
Uncontested Possessions
101
9.2
Per Game
Intercept Possessions
40
3.6
Per Game
Turnovers
20
1.8
Per Game
Contested Possession Rate
308.8
28.1
Per Game
Ground Ball Gets
35
3.2
Per Game
Fwd 50 Ground Ball Gets
5
0.5
Per Game
Hitouts
0
0
Per Game
Hitouts to Advantage
0
0
Per Game
Clearances
11
1.0
Per Game
Centre Clearances
1
0.1
Per Game
Stoppage Clearances
10
0.9
Per Game
Hitout Win %
0.0
0
Per Game
Hitouts to Advantage %
0.0
0
Per Game
Ruck Contests
0
0
Per Game
Marks
48
4.4
Per Game
Marks Inside 50
1
0.1
Per Game
Marks on Lead
2
0.2
Per Game
Intercept Marks
7
0.6
Per Game
Contested Marks
1
0.1
Per Game
Goals
3
0.3
Per Game
Behinds
1
0.1
Per Game
Goal Assists
4
0.4
Per Game
Shot at Goal Accuracy %
100.0
9.1
Per Game
Shots at Goal
4
0.4
Per Game
Score Involvements
32
2.9
Per Game
Score Launches
8
0.7
Per Game
Tackles
25
2.3
Per Game
Tackles Inside 50
1
0.1
Per Game
Pressure Acts
97
8.8
Per Game
Defensive Half Pressure Acts
68
6.2
Per Game
Spoils
13
1.2
Per Game
Contested Defensive One on Ones
8
0.7
Per Game
Contested Defensive Losses
2
0.2
Per Game
Total Stats
Stage Team MP AF R FF FA B OP TOG% D DE% ED K EK KE% C H KHB R50S I50S MG CP UP IP T CPR GBG F50GBG HO HTA CLR CC SC HTW% HTA% RC M Mi50 MOL IM CM G B GA GA% SAG SI SL T Ti50 PA DHPA S CDOOO CDL CV
AFL Season 2026
Regular Season
GEEL
11 624 79.3 5 6 0 20 794 147 804.2 120 80 60 749.8 20 67 17.3 17 18 1989 47 101 40 20 308.8 35 5 0 0 11 1 10 0.0 0.0 0 48 1 2 7 1 3 1 4 100.0 4 32 8 25 1 97 68 13 8 2 2
AFL Preseason 2026
Preseason
GEEL
1 51 0.0 0 0 0 0 76 12 83.3 10 8 7 87.5 3 4 2.0 1 3 257 3 8 1 1 27.3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 100.0 1 2 0 1 0 12 6 0 0 0 0
Totals 12 675 79.3 5 6 0 20 870 159 887.5 130 88 67 837.3 23 71 19.3 18 21 2246 50 109 41 21 336.1 38 6 0 0 12 1 11 0.0 0.0 0 51 1 2 7 1 4 1 5 200.0 5 34 8 26 1 109 74 13 8 2 2
Game Stats
Geelong Cats - team logo
Geelong Cats
Played Games
Thu 4 Jun 2026 7:30 pm
Adelaide Crows Crows
Full Time
75 : 74
Crows won by 1 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 Adelaide Oval
Fri 29 May 2026 7:40 pm
Carlton Blues
Full Time
88 : 84
Blues won by 4 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 MCG
Sat 23 May 2026 4:15 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
107 : 80
Cats won by 27 pts
Sydney Swans Swans
📍 GMHBA Stadium
Thu 14 May 2026 7:30 pm
Brisbane Lions Lions
Full Time
76 : 117
Cats won by 41 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 Gabba
Sat 9 May 2026 7:35 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
122 : 68
Cats won by 54 pts
Collingwood Magpies
📍 MCG
Sat 2 May 2026 4:35 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
135 : 86
Cats won by 49 pts
North Melbourne Kangaroos
📍 GMHBA Stadium
Sat 25 Apr 2026 6:35 pm
Port Adelaide Power
Full Time
95 : 65
Power won by 30 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 Adelaide Oval
Sun 12 Apr 2026 12:30 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
122 : 76
Cats won by 46 pts
West Coast Eagles Eagles
📍 Norwood Oval
Thu 26 Mar 2026 7:30 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
68 : 60
Cats won by 8 pts
Adelaide Crows Crows
📍 GMHBA Stadium
Sat 14 Mar 2026 4:15 pm
Geelong Cats Cats
Full Time
110 : 100
Cats won by 10 pts
Fremantle Dockers
📍 GMHBA Stadium
Fri 6 Mar 2026 8:05 pm
Gold Coast Suns Suns
Full Time
125 : 69
Suns won by 56 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 People First Stadium
Wed 25 Feb 2026 7:30 pm
Carlton Blues
Full Time
86 : 71
Blues won by 15 pts
Geelong Cats Cats
📍 Ikon Park