Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Nathan Foley
Personal information Full name
Nathan Foley Date of birth
(1985-09-08) 8 September 1985 (age 39) Place of birth
Colac, Victoria Original team(s)
Colac / Geelong Falcons Draft
3rd overall, 2003 Rookie draft Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight
80 kg (176 lb) Position(s)
Midfielder Playing career Years
Club
Games (Goals) 2004–2015
Richmond
154 (44) Representative team honours Years
Team
Games (Goals) 2008
Victoria
1 (1)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. State and international statistics correct as of 2008. Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables , AustralianFootball.com
Nathan Foley (born 8 September 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Foley was drafted by Richmond using pick 3 in the 2003 AFL Rookie Draft, from the Geelong Falcons . He made his debut in Round 10, 2005 against the Melbourne , in a match well remembered for the horrific broken leg sustained by Tigers' star Nathan Brown .
In 2007, Foley had a break-out season, establishing himself as one of the AFL's best on-ballers . He was selected in the squad of 40 for the All-Australian team , but missed out when the official 22-man team was released in September 2007. He was runner-up in the Jack Dyer Medal count, polling only one vote behind Matthew Richardson .
In 2008, Foley was named as Richmond's deputy vice captain along with Chris Newman .
Foley retired in August 2015 citing a degenerative knee injury forcing him into immediate retirement.
Playing statistics
Season
Team
No.
Games
Totals
Averages (per game)
G
B
K
H
D
M
T
G
B
K
H
D
M
T
2005
Richmond
41
6
1
0
24
39
63
6
20
0.2
0.0
4.0
6.5
10.5
1.0
3.3
2006
Richmond
41
21
3
2
177
156
333
55
70
0.1
0.1
8.4
7.4
15.9
2.6
3.3
2007
Richmond
41
22
6
6
246
286
532
46
90
0.3
0.3
11.2
13.0
24.2
2.1
4.1
2008
Richmond
41
21
8
5
200
267
467
48
75
0.4
0.2
9.5
12.7
22.2
2.3
3.6
2009
Richmond
41
14
4
2
138
223
361
41
55
0.3
0.1
9.9
15.9
25.8
2.9
3.9
2010
Richmond
41
4
0
1
28
51
79
12
16
0.0
0.3
7.0
12.8
19.8
3.0
4.0
2011
Richmond
41
22
11
8
226
248
474
55
122
0.5
0.4
10.3
11.3
21.5
2.5
5.5
2012
Richmond
41
10
1
6
110
123
233
38
58
0.1
0.6
11.0
12.3
23.3
3.8
5.8
2013
Richmond
41
16
6
5
151
141
292
54
65
0.4
0.3
9.4
8.8
18.3
3.4
4.1
2014
Richmond
41
18
4
3
136
167
303
39
73
0.2
0.2
7.6
9.3
16.8
2.2
4.1
2015
Richmond
41
0
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Career
154
44
38
1436
1701
3137
394
644
0.3
0.2
9.3
11.0
20.4
2.6
4.2
References
Schmook, Nathan (13 August 2015). "Axel calls time: Knee injury forces Nathan Foley to retire" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 13 August 2015.
"Nathan Foley" . AFL Tables . Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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