Nathan Fyfe | |||
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Fyfe playing in 2014.
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Nathan Fyfe | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1991 | ||
Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 20, 2009 national draft | ||
Height / weight | 190 cm / 91 kg | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Fremantle | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2010– | Fremantle | 117 (104) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Nathan "Nat" Fyfe (born 18 September 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fyfe won the game's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, in 2015, and is a dual Leigh Matthews Trophy recipient, a dual Doig Medallist, and a dual All-Australian. He has served as the captain of Fremantle since the 2017 season.
Fyfe grew up in Lake Grace, Western Australia, and went to school at Aquinas College in Perth. In 2009, he played West Australian Football League (WAFL) colts for Claremont, his highlights of the season being his eight-goal, 34 possession effort against East Fremantle and six goals in the Colts Grand Final. In 2010, he made his league debut for Claremont, kicking 4 goals against Peel Thunder.
Fyfe was also selected in the WA Under 18's Championship squad and played four of the five games, kicking nine goals. His best return came in the game against Vic Metro in which he scored four goals.
Fyfe was selected by Fremantle with the 20th pick in the 2009 national draft. He made his debut in Fremantle's 39-point win over the Richmond Tigers in the annual Len Hall ANZAC Day game at Subiaco Oval in 2010. In doing so, he became the 150th player to represent the Fremantle Dockers at AFL level. He was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for Round 9 in the 2010 AFL season after performing well in Fremantle's first victory over the Sydney Swans in Sydney since 1996. He collected 23 possessions, four clearances, five tackles and seven marks and played on senior Sydney player Ryan O'Keefe for most of the game.