Nathan Wilson (footballer)

Nathan Wilson (born 7 January 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 2017.

Nathan Wilson
Wilson playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993
Original team(s) Peel Thunder (WAFL)/GWS Giants(NEAFL)
Draft Underage recruit, Greater Western Sydney
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2017 Greater Western Sydney 77 (16)
2018– Fremantle 74 (2)
Total 155 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Wilson was recruited from Peel Thunder by Greater Western Sydney as an underage selection at the age of 17.[1] Wilson spent 2011 playing for GWS in the newly established North East Australian Football League (NEAFL), as preparation for Greater Western Sydney's entrance into the Australian Football League.[2]

Wilson made his debut in round 1 of the 2012 AFL season during Greater Western Sydney's inaugural game against the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium kicking a goal on debut.[3] He finished his debut season having played 9 games.[4]

At the end of the 2017 season, he was traded to the Fremantle Football Club.[5]

In April 2023 Wilson was subjected to racial and homophobic abuse on social media, along with teammate Michael Walters,[6][7] which was being investigated by AFL's integrity unit.[8]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 10, 2022[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Greater Western Sydney 1696337195615200.70.34.12.16.21.72.2
2013 Greater Western Sydney 164011672310120.00.34.01.85.82.53.0
2014 Greater Western Sydney 166115115662180.20.28.52.511.03.51.3
2015 Greater Western Sydney 1613221025015241230.20.27.83.811.73.21.8
2016 Greater Western Sydney 1621332579735495290.10.112.24.616.94.51.4
2017 Greater Western Sydney 16244432989418101460.20.213.73.717.44.21.9
2018 Fremantle 14211331079389110230.00.114.83.818.55.21.1
2019 Fremantle 1418032566632266220.00.214.23.717.93.71.2
2020[lower-alpha 1] Fremantle 1415111535220550140.10.110.23.513.73.30.9
2021 Fremantle 1418042337130474180.00.212.93.916.94.11.0
2022 Fremantle 140––––––––––––––
Career 149 18 25 1744 545 2289 583 215 0.1 0.2 11.7 3.7 15.4 3.9 1.4

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Michell, Tim (2 December 2010). "GWS Giants snap up three of WA's top talents". Courier Mail.
  2. "GIANTS defeat Thunder". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. "GIANTS first team annoucement [sic]". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. "Wilson Returns for GIANTS". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. "Dockers finally land Giant target - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. Bourke, Ed (11 April 2023). "Freo pair targeted with vile abuse". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. Ryan, Peter (17 April 2023). "AFL 2023: Racism rampant as league braces for impact of Voice to parliament referendum". The Age. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. Australian Associated Press (12 April 2023). "AFL opens investigations into racist abuse of four Indigenous players". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. "Nathan Wilson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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