Marc Lock is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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.

Originally from Adelaide, Lock moved to Queensland and ultimately played for Southport

Southport Football Club

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 as a junior. He was recruited to the newly established Gold Coast Football Club as a zone selection at the end of 2008. Lock was made the inaugural captain of the club, and served as captain for the club's two formative seasons: 2009

2009 TAC Cup

The 2009 TAC Cup season commenced on 4 April and concluded on 25 September. For the first time the Gold Coast Football Club competed in the competition fielding its junior squad. It was the 18th season of the TAC Cup competition...

, when the club competed in the TAC Cup

TAC Cup

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 Under 18s competition, and 2010

2010 VFL season

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, when the club competed in the Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

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 senior competition. He won the club best and fairest in its TAC Cup season.

When Gold Coast joined the AFL for the 2011 season

2011 AFL season

The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for , and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams...

, Gary Ablett, Jr.

Gary Ablett, Jr.

Gary Ablett, Jr. is a professional Australian rules football player and current captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

 took over the captaincy from Lock. Lock made his debut in Gold Coast's first game, playing against Carlton

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

 in Round 2, 2011, but did not play another senior game for the Suns and was delisted at the end of the season.

Lock will move to Melbourne and play with the VFL's Box Hill Football Club in 2012.

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