Nathan Vardy

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Nathan Vardy
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 30)
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)
2010–2016 Geelong 25 (25)
2017–2021 West Coast 52 (22)
Total 77 (47)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
  • AFL premiership player: 2018
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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 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[]

Statistics are correct to the end of round 7, 2019[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
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[]

  1. ^ "Ruckman Vardy departs Geelong for West Coast". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ Forsaith, Rob (15 September 2017). "The Eagles' unlikely ruck saviour". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Nathan Vardy stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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