Craig Nettelbeck

Craig Nettelbeck
Personal information
Full name	Craig Nettelbeck
Date of birth	26 May 1972
Original team(s)	Leeton
Height / weight	193 cm / 96 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1990–1994 1995 1996–1998 Total	Sydney Swans Fremantle Melbourne	45 (27) 00 0(0) 33 (15) 78 (42)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.

Craig Nettelbeck (born 26 May 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Nettelbeck was signed by Sydney in 1989, from the Leeton Football Club in the New South Wales Riverina and would be used by the Swans both as a full-back and forward.^[1] He was delisted by Sydney after making just two appearances in each of the 1993 and 1994 seasons.^[2]

Drafted by Fremantle, Nettelbeck moved to Western Australia in 1995 and took part in Fremantle's first official fixture, an Ansett Cup match against St Kilda. He was unable however to make an appearance for Fremantle in the AFL and spent the season in the West Australian Football League, playing for East Perth.^[3]

Melbourne selected Nettelbeck in the 1996 Pre-season Draft, with the second overall selection and he played 20 games for them in his first season.^[2][4] He was troubled by a shoulder injury in 1997 and played only reserves football in 1998.^[5]

Nettelbeck attempted to join his fourth club, the Western Bulldogs, in 1999 but was badly injured during a pre-season intra-club match.

After his retirement from the sport he became a sports agent.^[6]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. AFL Tables: Craig Nettelbeck
3. WAFL Online: Craig NETTLEBECK (East Perth)
4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
5. Demon Wiki: Craig Nettelbeck
6. Sydney Morning Herald,"Viduka closes in on Middlesbrough move - and $2.65m up front", 18 June 2004, Alex Brown