Mark Edward Beers (born 15 August 1965) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL). In his first two seasons he played 31 senior games. In his next and final two seasons, Beers only played 9 senior games. However, he contributed at the reserves level, winning the team's

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jointly with Paul Rizonico in 1987. After leaving Collingwood and the VFL, Beers joined

Kyabram Kyabram () is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, north of Melbourne. The name of the town is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word Kia ...

in the

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(GVFL), becoming the team captain, and afterwards, the senior coach. In 2006, Beers was appointed as assistant and reserves coach for the

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(VAFA) team Old Scotch. His father Brian Beers was a member of Collingwood's 1958 premiership team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beers, Mark 1965 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Kyabram Football Club players Living people