Nathan Vardy
| Nathan Vardy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nathan Vardy | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 42, 2009 national draft | ||
| Height / weight | 199 cm / 101 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / ruckman | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2016 2017– Total |
Geelong West Coast |
25 (25) 0 (0) 25 (25) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
Nathan Vardy (born 25 June 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Geelong Football Club from 2010 to 2016.
AFL career
Vardy is a mobile ruckman at 1.99 metres (6.5 ft) tall and weighing 101 kilograms (220 lb), with good skills and a fierce competitive drive. He was drafted by the Geelong Football Club with their fourth selection, and the forty-second overall draft pick in the 2009 National Draft. He played four games for Vic Country at the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships and finished equal fourth overall for hit-outs to advantage (13) and fifth for total hit-outs (59). He was selected to make his debut in round 9, 2011 against the Carlton. He injured his hip against Adelaide Crows in round 21 in 2011, and was out for a calendar year. He made his return on the 1 September against Sydney Swans after proving his fitness in the reserves.
At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Vardy was traded to West Coast.[1]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[2]
| Legend | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Geelong | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Geelong | 36 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 20 | 18 | 104 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 2012 | Geelong | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 2013 | Geelong | 30 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 43 | 88 | 29 | 19 | 113 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 2014 | Geelong | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Geelong | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 14.0 |
| 2016 | Geelong | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 |
| Career | 25 | 25 | 9 | 106 | 102 | 208 | 69 | 53 | 287 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 11.5 | ||
References
- ↑ "Ruckman Vardy departs Geelong for West Coast". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nathan Vardy stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Nathan Vardy's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Nathan Vardy's statistics from AFL Tables