![RETURN: Kolora-Noorat premiership forward Mark Clissold will return to the Warrnambool and District league club for the 2019 season. Picture: Morgan Hancock RETURN: Kolora-Noorat premiership forward Mark Clissold will return to the Warrnambool and District league club for the 2019 season. Picture: Morgan Hancock](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc6wb3nxrq4j6lo6fwk4q.jpg/r0_0_2540_1564_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
KOLORA-NOORAT will welcome back a favourite son for the 2019 Warrnambool and District league season.
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Premiership forward Mark Clissold will pull on the Power jumper for the first time since the flag victory over Old Collegians in 2017.
The 26-year-old rejoins the district league powerhouse after his second stint at Terang Mortlake (2015-16 and 2018).
Power coach Ben Walsh said he was eager to have the “home grown” goal-kicker, who kicked 28 goals from 15 games in the Hampden league in 2018, return to the club.
“We are really excited to have Mark back. He is a home grown player and has spent most of career at the Power and played his juniors here,” he said.
![Mark Clissold in action for Terang Mortlake last season. Picture: Morgan Hancock . Mark Clissold in action for Terang Mortlake last season. Picture: Morgan Hancock .](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc71b087kcqureak4yj9a.jpg/r0_103_2899_1733_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
“He has lots of family and friends here and I know he is excited to be back. He went to Terang Mortlake with our full support, as he wanted to challenge himself, and he had a good year.
“But that pull of playing with close mates and family is what got him back. No doubt he will come back a more experienced and mature player.”
Clissold, who will jump into a junior development role within the club, joins Nick Bourke (Leopold), Ben Reid (Camperdown) and Martin Wynd (Terang Mortlake) as junior players returning to Kolora-Nooorat.
Three-time premiership player Sam Moloney has also returned as an non-playing assistant coach.
Walsh, who will enter his first year of coaching the Power next season, confirmed Melbourne-based key forward Ben Fraser had re-signed. The Power star played 13 games and kicked 43 goals in 2018.