Nick Ries

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Nick Ries
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-14) 14 July 1982 (age 39)
Original team(s) Wesley College, Melbourne / Sandringham U/18
Debut 20 April 2002, Round 4, Hawthorn
vs. Collingwood, at MCG
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2002–2006 Hawthorn 81 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nick Ries (born 14 July 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a midfielder for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 21 in the 2000 AFL Draft.

From 2002 to 2004 he played 60 out of a possible 66 matches until the arrival of Alastair Clarkson as senior coach. He was one of several players former club legend David Parkin labeled as a Mummy's Boy because of his lightweight frame. He slipped down the selection order in 2005 and managed only nine games in 2006, and was delisted at the end of the season.[1] He was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in Round 17 of the 2002 AFL season.[2]

He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.

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