In his first season at the helm, Williams led Werribee to the VFL finals for the first time since 2015 and its first time as a standalone club in 20 years. Melbourne Football Club (2020–present) In early December 2020, Williams was appointed the new head of development at Melbourne Football Club in an assistant coaching role, replacing the former head of development Matthew Egan and working with senior coach Simon Goodwin. Williams also played a key off-field role in the club's 2021 premiership victory by being part of the club's coaching panel. Footballing dynasty Williams comes from a large and intensely proud footballing dynasty, closely aligned with Port Adelaide. His father, the late Fos Williams, is often referred to as the father of the Port Adelaide Football Club. His twin brother Anthony (died 1988) played at SANFL level, while younger brother Stephen played at both SANFL and AFL level and coached Port Adelaide to three SANFL premierships. His sister, Jenny, briefly served as a psychologist with the club. Mark is married to Pauline and they have three sons, PhD Candidate Isaac, Marcus, Louis and two daughters. Statistics Playing statistics |- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1981 |style="text-align:center;"| | 21 || 25 || 21 || 18 || 388 || 129 || 517 || 62 || || 0.8 || 0.7 || 15.5 || 5.2 || 20.7 || 2.5 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1982 |style="text-align:center;"|Collingwood | 21 || 22 || 22 || 14 || 340 || 130 || 470 || 91 || || 1.0 || 0.6 || 15.5 || 5.9 || 21.4 || 4.1 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1983 |style="text-align:center;"| | 21 || 22 || 42 || 22 || 353 || 115 || 468 || 98 || || 1.9 || 1.0 || 16.0 || 5.2 || 21.3 || 4.5 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1984 |style="text-align:center;"| | 21 || 23 || 53 || 31 || 257 || 113 || 370 || 77 || || 2.3 || 1.3 || 11.2 || 4.9 || 16.1 || 3.3 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1985 |style="text-align:center;"| | 21 || 22 || 16 || 13 || 341 || 134 || 475 || 83 || || 0.7 || 0.6 || 15.5 || 6.1 || 21.6 || 3.8 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1986 |style="text-align:center;"| | 21 || 21 || 24 || 20 || 269 || 139