Career
Originally from Lismore, New South Wales, Mark Patch picked up a contact from the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1956 and stayed with them for five seasons until the end of 1961. Patch was a fierce forward and enforcer for Wests during this period, and played in two losing grand finals: 1958 and 1961. He represented New South Wales on three occasions in 1957 and 1959.
After retiring from Sydney, Mark Patch joined Yass as a Captain-coach for some years.
He lived in retirement in the New South Wales north coast town of Yamba, and died there on 17 August 2015, aged 81.
