Nathan Djerrkura

Nathan Djerrkura
Nathan Djerrkura in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Djerrkura
Nickname(s)	Djidi
Date of birth	(1988-09-19) 19 September 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Original team(s)	Wanderers (NT)
Draft	25th overall, 2006 Geelong
Height / weight	176 cm / 80 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–2010	Geelong	04 (0)
2011–2012	Western Bulldogs	21 (8)
Total		25 (8)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2009	Indigenous All-Stars	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 21 2012. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2009.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nathan Djerrkura (born 19 September 1988) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted to the Geelong Football Club in 2006 and played four games for them before being traded to the Western Bulldogs during the 2010 Trade Week.

Nathan Djerrkura was born to Gatjil and Jenny Djerrkura in the indigenous community of Yirrkala, Northern Territory on 19 September 1988. He is of Indigenous Australian heritage and his ancestry can be traced to the Yolngu. His father, Gatjil, was a former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) chairman before his death from a heart attack in May 2004.

Djerrkura attended Scotch College, Melbourne on an Indigenous scholarship.

Taken at pick 25 in the 2006 National AFL Draft, Djerrkura was a highly rated young midfielder with a great work ethic and a strong body for his size. He has lightning pace and provides strong tackling pressure in the forward line. He was one of the best prospects from the Northern Territory in 2006, and was featured on SBS in a draft special.

Djerrkura played 2 NAB Cup matches in 2007, and was close to making his debut in Rounds 1 and 2 after strong reserves form, until he received a setback when he was injured early in the season playing football in the VFL.