Bulldogs great Mark Hunter lists $4m+ Williamstown home
A Footscray Football Club stalwart who played 130 games with the side from 1988-1996, Mark Hunter has gone on to a post footy career as a horse racing form analyst and professional punter with the RSN radio network.
His son, Lachie, who grew up in the home for several years, played 173 games with the Bulldogs including their premiership win in 2016.
He also collected the clubs best and fairest Charles Sutton Medal in 2018, and played 26 games for the Melbourne Football Club from 2023-2024.
But the family home at 74 Morris St, Williamstown, is now just home to Mr Hunter and his wife Colleen — who represented Australia in four lacrosse World Cups.
So they have decided to list the 953sq m property for sale, with a $4.35m-$4.75m asking price.
The house has had a substantial overhaul since the pair bought it as a beach shack in 2007 for $1.78m, with a striking, angular facade making a big first impression that continues inside.
The property now includes a four-bedroom floorplan with a lift between its two levels, as well as a pool and spa deck.
A home theatre at the rear spills out to the pool area, while the main bedroom also has a view of the water feature.
But day-to-day life is centred on the upper floor where an open-plan living and dining zone, with a smart kitchen at one end, is set between two balconies.
Jellis Craig Inner West's Sam Wilson and Greg Cusack are handling the sale.
Mr Cusack said after two weeks on the market the home had attracted strong numbers of interested buyers, with the 'overwhelming appeal' thanks to the property's location and views.
The agent said one buyer in particular was eyeing the home office with the view across the Downer Oval home of the VFL's Williamstown Seagulls to an impressive water vista as the perfect work-from-home space.
'They love the idea of sitting upstairs in the study where they can enjoy the view,' Mr Cusack said.
'And with the space in the living zones and the ceiling heights give it a real feeling of space.'
While many of the buyers were locals, some were coming from across 'the bridge' from suburbs including Fitzroy, Carlton and Richmond. Others were eyeing the home from Essendon.
Expressions of interest for the home at No. 74 Morris St close at 5pm, June 12.
While the Hunters have loved their time at the home, they are renewing their plans to sell after realising they weren't quite ready to part ways with it during an earlier sales campaign in 2021.
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