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Fyfe – 2019 'my best season so far'

Nat Fyfe rates 2019 as his best year of football to date

1:37pm  Aug 29, 2019

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Walters named with 'captain' Fyfe in All Australian team

Michael Walters and Nat Fyfe (captain) have been named in the 2019 All Australian team

8:08pm  Aug 28, 2019

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Fyfe places third in coaches' votes award

Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe has placed third in the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award

5:44pm  Aug 27, 2019

Latest Player Video

2019 All Australian ceremony | Fyfe and Walters

2:41pm  Aug 29, 2019

2019 All Australian | Fyfe and Walters

9:40pm  Aug 28, 2019

'Our spine is in great shape' - Fyfe

3:06pm  Aug 26, 2019

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Nat
Fyfe

Height
192 cm
DOB
18-09-1991
Weight
96 kg
Debut
2010
Games
2019
20
Career
173
Goals
2019
16
Career
148
2019 AFL Fantasy Points
Total
2102
Avg
105
NatFyfe

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior clubs: Aquinas College, Lake Grace (WA)
Recruited from: Claremont (WA)
Draft information: National Draft 2009 - pick 20
Debut: Round 5 2010 v Richmond
AFL clubs: Fremantle
Career Brownlow votes: 141

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2018 SUMMARY
The Fremantle captain was in career-best form at the start of the season, playing a match-winning hand in a number of the club’s early wins. This included a career-best 43 disposals against the Western Bulldogs and 14 clearances against Gold Coast. In his 150th game, Fyfe earned a goal of the year nomination for his crafty snap against the Blues. A hamstring injury in Fremantle’s clash against Brisbane saw Fyfe spend six weeks on the sidelines.

Season by Season

Season by Season

In his return to football from a broken leg, Fyfe was quick to get back to his best with an especially strong finish to the season. The Fremantle captain took his contested ball-winning ability to another level late in the season, averaging 16.4 contested possessions and 2.4 contested marks per game after the bye.

Fyfe’s highly anticipated season was sadly cut short in round 5, when the reigning Brownlow Medallist fractured his left leg against Carlton. A week prior, Fyfe was best on ground against North Melbourne.

Fyfe soared to new heights in 2015, capping off another sensational season by winning the Brownlow Medal, his second AFL Players' Association MVP award and another All Australian selection in the midfield. He has laid claim to arguably being one of the best players in the modern era.

Fyfe’s star continued to shine in 2014, with a sensational season rewarded with the AFL Players’ Association MVP award, All Australian selection in the midfield and a second Doig Medal. He is now firmly established as one of the best players in the AFL.

The brilliant midfielder took another step towards stardom. Pleasingly for Fyfe, the shoulder issues of 2012 did not hamper him. Set for a big 2014.

Nat Fyfe’s year was blighted by a shoulder injury that forced him to miss round 4, and then rounds 6-17 following surgery.

Upon his return in round 18, the brilliant midfielder showed how good he was with a best-on-ground 26-possession effort against Port.

Fyfe still polled the second-most Brownlow Medal votes (14) at Freo despite playing only nine games in the home and away season – two of which were compromised because of his shoulder.

On a per game basis, Fyfe was clearly Fremantle’s best contested possession winner (12.5), which was also 14th overall in the AFL.

If there’s an area of his game Fyfe could improve, it’s his disposal efficiency, which was at 56.4 per cent in 2012 – well below what the AFL’s elite midfielder’s average. In particular, his kicking efficiency of 49 per cent must get better considering the best midfielders average in the 70s.

Nonetheless, Fyfe is a budding superstar of this competition and crucial to Fremantle’s hopes of a return to the finals.

Charity partner ambassador: Diabetes WA

The 20-year-old had a sensational second season of AFL, finishing a close second to Matthew Pavlich in the Doig Medal. He featured in the top five in almost every key performance indicator category at Fremantle in 2011. The gun from Lake Grace topped the club in disposals per game (25.1), total disposals (527), contested possessions (262), hard ball gets (107), total effective handballs (186), contested marks (43), smothers (19) and Dream Team points (98.4 per game). He is one of the most exciting prospects in the competition but he will be targeted by the opposition in 2012. But this youngster has all the tools required to beat the extra attention and help Freo return to finals action.

Fyfe made his debut in the round 5 Len Hall Game against Richmond and announced his arrival in the AFL with a soaring pack mark. A week later he was nominated for Goal of the Week after a brilliant snap against West Coast. The exciting mid-sized forward earned a NAB Rising Star nomination after gathering 23 disposals in Fremantle’s win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG. A bright future looms for the Lake Grace youngster.

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2019 Season Average
    Games Played 20
    • Kicks 14.0
    • Handballs 15.2
    • Disposals 29.2
    • Marks 4.9
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 4.0
    • Goals 0.8
    • AFL Fantasy 105.1

2019 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 23 St Kilda Rd 21
Handballs 22 North Melbourne Rd 1
Disposals 37 Port Adelaide Rd 13
Marks 10 Gold Coast Suns Rd 2
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 8 Hawthorn Rd 17
Goals 3 Hawthorn Rd 17
AFL Fantasy 133 Carlton Rd 15

2019 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B AF
1 North Melbourne W 141 - 59 10 22 32 4 0 3 3 4 1 1 103
2 Gold Coast Suns L 61 - 58 16 15 31 10 0 2 1 3 0 0 119
3 St Kilda W 71 - 66 10 13 23 3 0 1 4 6 0 0 78
4 West Coast Eagles L 69 - 56 - - - - - - - - - - -
5 GWS Giants W 82 - 106 11 20 31 4 0 1 2 3 0 0 92
6 Western Bulldogs W 88 - 69 15 15 30 9 0 1 2 5 1 1 124
7 Adelaide Crows L 51 - 34 16 16 32 6 0 0 1 8 0 0 127
8 Richmond L 86 - 111 15 18 33 4 0 2 2 1 3 0 111
9 Essendon L 60 - 53 11 13 24 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 74
10 Brisbane Lions W 73 - 72 13 13 26 6 0 6 1 7 1 0 120
11 Collingwood W 75 - 79 21 11 32 6 0 1 0 4 0 2 122
13 Port Adelaide W 100 - 79 16 21 37 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 104
14 Melbourne L 85 - 71 10 21 31 4 0 4 3 2 0 1 88
15 Carlton L 75 - 79 13 16 29 8 0 2 0 7 1 2 133
16 West Coast Eagles L 31 - 122 12 9 21 0 0 5 5 4 0 1 61
17 Hawthorn L 84 - 53 13 11 24 6 0 2 1 8 3 0 128
18 Sydney Swans W 52 - 51 - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Western Bulldogs L 113 - 66 18 15 33 5 0 5 3 4 0 2 113
20 Geelong Cats W 95 - 61 13 14 27 4 0 2 2 4 2 1 104
21 St Kilda L 72 - 69 23 12 35 5 0 3 1 0 2 1 121
22 Essendon L 55 - 87 11 15 26 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 78
23 Port Adelaide L 110 - 67 12 14 26 5 0 4 0 3 1 1 102
TOTAL W: 9 - L: 13 279 304 583 97 0 49 36 79 16 13 2102

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 173
    • Kicks 12.8
    • Handballs 12.8
    • Disposals 25.7
    • Marks 4.5
    • Hit-Outs 0.8
    • Tackles 4.0
    • Goals 0.9
    • AFL Fantasy 96.7

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 26 Adelaide Crows Rd 9, 2015
Handballs 26 St Kilda Rd 8, 2018
Disposals 43 Western Bulldogs Rd 5, 2018
Marks 10 Gold Coast Suns Rd 2, 2019
Hit-outs 8 Sydney Swans Rd 9, 2018
Tackles 11 Port Adelaide SF, 2014
Goals 4 North Melbourne Rd 4, 2016
AFL Fantasy 150 Adelaide Crows Rd 9, 2015

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B AF
2019 Fremantle 279 304 583 97 0 49 36 79 16 13 2102
2018 Fremantle 204 226 430 70 16 24 33 60 11 11 1532
2017 Fremantle 236 319 555 95 0 35 40 96 17 13 2045
2016 Fremantle 47 70 117 21 10 3 8 26 9 2 493
2015 Fremantle 274 301 575 84 42 23 43 86 17 14 2072
2014 Fremantle 260 279 539 79 27 21 29 94 24 10 2066
2013 Fremantle 338 230 568 98 32 25 33 74 18 13 2143
2012 Fremantle 157 100 257 44 0 14 21 41 4 3 945
2011 Fremantle 253 274 527 111 11 19 23 85 18 14 2063
2010 Fremantle 173 117 290 82 1 10 19 54 14 14 1267

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
AF
AFL Fantasy points

Milestones

50 games: Semi Final, 2012 v Adelaide

100 games: Round 8, 2015 v North Melbourne

150 games: Round 13, 2018 v Carlton

Awards

Club Awards

Fremantle Dockers Life Membership
Inducted in 2018

Doig Medal
2013, 2014

Player of the Finals
2013

Players' Award
2011, 2014, 2015, 2017

AFL Awards

Brownlow Medal
2015

All Australian
2014, 2015

AFL Players' Association Most Valuable Player
2014, 2015

AFL Players' Association 22Under22 Team
2013

AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player
2011

Q & A

Nickname: Fyfey

Best set shot at your club? David Mundy

My coach often says … I’m an evangelist and you are my cult followers

Best advice you’ve received? Don’t invest in crypto currency

Least-preferred teammate on road trips and why? Lee Spurr, he chews your ear off the whole trip

Greatest footy moment before the AFL? Winning premiership for Lake Grace Bombers in year 7

Funniest teammate? Brad Hill and Luke Ryan

Which teammates pick themselves in AFL Fantasy? Griffin Logue, rates himself

If you could enter a teammate for My Kitchen Rules, who would it be and why? Alex Pearce, I lived with him and he’s genuinely a good cook

Favourite café AND what do you order? Moore and Moore, avocado and scrambled eggs on toast

Hidden talent? Rubik’s cube

Guilty pleasure? Gingernut biscuits

Most inspiring movie? 180 degrees South

Best concert attended? Alt-J

Passion outside of football? Study

Best trait? Competitive

Favourite movie character? Owen Wilson

Grand Final – day, twilight or night? We’re moving towards twilight I think

Bounce – yes or no? Yes

Favourite AFLW player? Amy Lavel

Most under rated AFL player? Matt de Boer

Team barracked or as a kid? Richmond

Three apps you cant live without? Spotify, torch app, calendar, youtube

 

Do you have any pets? No

Favourite holiday spot? Maldives

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