Top 50 AFL Marks of All Time

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Nearly three years after I had a crack at deciding to rank the Top 50 AFL Goals of All Time, I've turned my attention to the high flyers of the game and have cast my opinion on the best marks ever.

To say this was challenging would be an understatement. Not only did I have to source the videos from a multitude of places (usually my own DVDs, but with some exceptions – thanks to every fellow footy historian on YT), trying to place these marks in positions and rank them against each other was near impossible.

I began with a shortlist of 85 of what I considered the best ever marks and whittled them down to 50 with much deliberation. Hopefully there are a couple of lesser-known classics that you mightn't have seen before (one of my top 10 picks has gone truly unnoticed because of the time of year it was taken).

I've tried to stick to the same tried and true formula that pleased viewers in my last compilation – no fancy effects, no music, just action – but of course with the various sources there may sometimes be soft background music that I just can't remove.

Please discuss and debate what you think I missed out on down in the comments – even though there will be no version 2! Enjoy.

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I'm not a Essendon supporter but #2 has to be best mark I have ever seen. He was virtually horizontal when he took it

jackhalligan

This is the most kamikaze skill in any football form I've seen. Well done, Aussies, I'm impressed.

SuperKako

4:25 such an underrated specky, he was up there for almost 2 seconds, one of the best ive ever seen

LASH

7:16 - Great that you included Jezza's screamer against Richmond - it is totally ignored against his Grand Final mark, but it is a much better grab - he got the ride and sat on top of his Richmond opponent for a very, very long time!

asdf

Best compilation I've ever seen - very accurate and diverse.
That said, Gary Moorcroft's mark is just insane, I'd always put it at #1. It was a split second decision to even go for it. Practically ended his career taking that mark.

Banzai-is

Jonathan Brown and Nick Riewoldt's marks are the best I've seen. All the others look spectacular when they are up so high but it takes guts to do what Brown and Riewoldt did.

mattafotta

I'm so glad I got to see Walkers mark. He hit his head pretty bad prior to it and he still manages to take one of the greatest marks in AFL.

loolou

Moorcroft is out and out the best mark ever taken in the AFL.
He gets as high as the great chest grabs from smith Tarrant etc but he has only two hands to grab it all this while horizontal.

rustyfalcon

Gary Moorcroft is still the best of all time by far. The extension he got on that mark is fucking unreal. (From a pies supporter)

pepsmega

Good to see Kapper's ridiculous grab in here.

andrew_j_weber

Jeremy Howe against the Swans at 38 is ridiculous he is so high and he takes it in the hands more credit for that aswell. Has to be top 5

nugsruleify

Pretty damn perfect list - well done. In fact its an impossible task, and you've done as well as anyone could've.

cameronjones

Tony Modra certainly knows how to mark! What a legend some of the others I really liked were: Brendan Goddard, Gary Moorcroft, Jeff Farmer, Stephan Silvani, Johnathan Brown and Nick Riewoldt.

roxy