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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Mark Jamar
| image = Mark Jamar.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Mark Jamar
| nickname = The Russian<ref name="russian">{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/the-russian-is-coming-20100506-ugv3.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=The Russian is coming | first=Jesse | last=Hogan | date=7 May 2010}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|8|09}}
| birth_place = [[Port Pirie]], [[South Australia]]
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| originalteam = [[North Adelaide Football Club]]
| draftpick = No. 6, [[2001 AFL draft#2002 rookie draft|2002 Rookie Draft]]
| position = [[Ruckman (Australian rules football)|Ruckman]]▼
| statsend = 2016▼
| careerhighlights = *[[All-Australian team]] 2010▼
| debutdate = [[2003 AFL season#Round 1 (season launch)|Round 1, 2003]]
| debutteam = {{AFL Mel}}
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| height = 198 cm
| weight = 101 kg
▲| position = [[Ruckman (Australian rules football)|Ruckman]]
▲| statsend = 2016
| years1 = 2002–2015
| club1 = {{AFL Mel}}
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| club2 = {{AFL Ess}}
| games_goals2 = {{0|00}}5 {{0}}(3)
| games_goalstotal = 160 (59)
▲| careerhighlights = *[[All-Australian team]] 2010
}}
'''Mark
==Early life==
Jamar was born and raised in the country [[South Australia]]n town of [[Port Pirie]]. He played his early football at the Lions Football Club of the [[Spencer Gulf Football League]], before moving to [[North Adelaide Football Club|North Adelaide]] in the [[South Australian National Football League]] (SANFL).
Jamar was a standout performer at the [[2001 AFL Under 18 Championships]] being selected in the All Australian team. However, he was overlooked in that year's [[2001 AFL Draft|
==AFL career==
▲Mark Jamar was drafted at pick number six to the Melbourne Demons in the 2001 Rookie Draft. He debuted in the opening round of the 2003 season against Hawthorn, which the Demons won 106–100. He had a quiet debut with only four disposals, a mark and a hit-out on the stats sheet. However he improved in his next match, a 27-point win over the Port Adelaide Power in which he registered six disposals, 10 hit-outs and his first AFL goal. He went on to play another seven games that season, all of which Melbourne lost. They finished 14th and did not play in the finals. Jamar ranked fourth among rising stars in total hit-outs in 2003 and third among rising stars in hit-outs per game in 2003.
Jamar only played three games in 2004, including an elimination final that the Demons lost in a five-point match against Essendon. He averaged five disposals and seven hit-outs.
In 2005, Jamar played eight games - of which the Demons won five. He averaged only three disposals and eight hit-outs and kicked one goal in the ruck. Melbourne finished seventh and played in the elimination final against
In 2007, Jamar missed the middle part of the season, but played the first and last five games of the season. He only played in two winning matches and averaged 6 disposals and 10 hit-outs as well as kicking four goals for the season. The Demons finished 14th.
In
A stress fracture in his foot resulted in Jamar missing much of the 2009 season. In the games he did play he played in the primary ruck position, averaging 23 hit-outs and 11 disposals. Once again the Demons finished bottom of the ladder, but Jamar's efforts as Melbourne's main big man did not go unnoticed. He was ranked seventh in hit-outs per game for the year.
Jamar went from strength to strength as Melbourne's number one ruck in 2010, playing an instrumental part in the Demons' rise up the ladder, averaging 29 hit-outs, 12 disposals and three contested marks per game, with four goals over the first seven rounds. He was ranked second in the AFL for hit-outs per game, was named as the second ruckman for the 2010 All-Australian squad<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102544/default.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=
He was informed in September 2015 that he would not be offered a contract from Melbourne for 2016, effectively ending his fourteen-year career with the club after 155 games.
In December 2015, Jamar announced that he had signed to play with St Kevin's Old Boys in premier division of the [[Victorian Amateur Football Association]] (VAFA) for season 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-11/demons-farewell-jamar-but-will-he-play-on|title=Demons farewell Jamar, but will he play on?|last=Thring|first=Harry|date=11 September 2015|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=[[Bigpond]]|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>
In February 2016, Jamar signed with the [[Essendon Football Club]] as a top-up player due to the
==Statistics==
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