Nathan Vardy (born 25 June 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Geelong Football Club from 2010 to 2016.
| Nathan Vardy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 42, 2009 national draft | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman / Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2016 | Geelong | 25 (25) | |
| 2017–2021 | West Coast | 52 (22) | |
| Total | 77 (47) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
editVardy 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 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 Carlton. He injured his hip against Adelaide in round 21, 2011, and was out for a calendar year. He made his return in round 23, 2012 against Sydney after proving his fitness in the reserves.
At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Vardy was traded to West Coast.[1] In 2017, with Nic Naitanui and Scott Lycett injured, Vardy had to take charge as West Coast's number one ruckman and played almost every game.[2]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of round 7, 2019[3]
G
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 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 |
| 2017 | West Coast | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 99 | 87 | 186 | 52 | 64 | 518 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 23.5 |
| 2018† | West Coast | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 26 | 29 | 148 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 14.8 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 17.7 |
| Career | 63 | 42 | 19 | 259 | 250 | 509 | 156 | 163 | 1059 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 16.8 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Ruckman Vardy departs Geelong for West Coast". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Forsaith, Rob (15 September 2017). "The Eagles' unlikely ruck saviour". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Nathan Vardy stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
edit- Nathan Vardy's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Nathan Vardy's playing statistics from AFL Tables