Nakia Cockatoo

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Nakia Cockatoo
Personal information
Full name Nakia Cockatoo
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 25)
Original team(s) NT Thunder (NEAFL)
Draft No. 10, 2014 national draft
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015–2020 Geelong 34 (25)
2021– Brisbane Lions 4 (5)
Total 38 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nakia Cockatoo (born 23 October 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life[]

Cockatoo was born in the Northern Territory into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Jupangati and Marrithiyal)[1] and was raised the small town of Humpty Doo. He has strong family connections to Queensland with his surname deriving from his great-great-great grandfather who was known as 'Old Man Cockatoo' in the Cape York Peninsula[2] as well as three of his Queensland-based uncles Che, David and Donald playing professional football in the AFL.[3] Several female cousins of his are also involved in the Gold Coast Suns' developmental football academy.[4] Nakia played junior football for Southern Districts in the NTFL and the Northern Territory Thunder in the NEAFL.[5]

AFL career[]

Cockatoo was drafted with pick 10 in the 2014 AFL Draft,[6] and made his debut in the first round of the 2015 AFL season against Hawthorn.[7]

At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, Cockatoo was traded to the Brisbane Lions.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2020" (PDF). AFL Players Association. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Harms, John. "Force for good: how Indigenous Australians have enriched football". Audio on Demand. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Geelong Cats pick up four young guns". Geelong Advertiser. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Yokayi Footy: Name of the game for footy blood rich Cockatoo-Motlap twins". AFL Women's. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ Schubert, Steven (28 November 2014). "Nakia Cockatoo from NT Thunder snapped up by Geelong Cats in AFL draft". ABC Online. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ Auciello, Michael (27 November 2014). "AFL Draft: Geelong Cats pick up four young guns". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ^ McNicol, Adam (4 April 2015). "Final Cats side v Hawks". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Lions land former No.10 pick from Cats". AFL Media. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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