Nathan Bock
| Nathan Bock | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nathan Bock | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1983 | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 25, | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2010 | Adelaide | 113 (57) | |
| 2011–2013 | Gold Coast | 27 (6) | |
| Total | 140 (63) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 |
Dream Team | 1 (0) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 2008 |
Australia | 2 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nathan Bock (born 20 March 1983) is a former
Adelaide career
Bock was elevated off the Adelaide Football Club's
Debuting with the Adelaide Football Club in 2004 as a 21-year-old, he did well in Adelaide's forward line. On his debut (Round 5 April 23, 2004) he goaled with each of his first two kicks, and he had 94 disposals and kicked 8 goals in his first ten games. Since then, under the coaching of Neil Craig, he has been transformed into a tough centre half-back.
Bock missed the first 7 rounds of the 2005 season, but returned in round 8 and showed signs that he and
In
In 2009, Bock appeared alongside other AFL footballers in an AFL television advertisement titled "AFL: In a League of its Own", which featured prominent AFL players playing Australian rules football at famous sporting venues around the world, and in the middle of other sports being played, including basketball, Association football and American football. In the advertisement, Bock, along with James McDonald and Daniel Merrett, unsuccessfully attempt to tackle Adam Cooney on a bullring.[4]
Bock was charged with assaulting his partner and causing property damage during an incident at the General Havelock hotel in Adelaide early on Sunday morning 5 April 2009.[5] He was detained by police and later released to face court at a later date. After the incident, he was suspended indefinitely by the Adelaide Football Club; this suspension was lifted after only one game, and he played a respectable role in the Crows' 48-point loss to Geelong. A hamstring injury saw him miss several more weeks, but he return midway through the season and won the Showdown Medal in Round 17.[6]
International Rules
Nathan Bock represented Australian in the
Gold Coast career
On 17 August 2010, Bock announced that he will leave Adelaide and join the new Gold Coast Suns team that joined the competition in 2011. He was the first current AFL player to announce that he was joining the new team.[1]
Bock retired in 2014 after injuries took a toll which included a badly broken leg in 2012.
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2004 | Adelaide | 44 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 114 | 50 | 164 | 57 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | Adelaide | 44 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 156 | 63 | 219 | 55 | 23 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | Adelaide | 44 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 15 | 102 | 51 | 13 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 2.1 | 14.6 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | Adelaide | 44 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 237 | 79 | 316 | 136 | 29 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | Adelaide | 44 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 335 | 160 | 495 | 162 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | Adelaide | 44 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 195 | 148 | 343 | 101 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 24.5 | 7.2 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | Adelaide | 44 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 99 | 256 | 91 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | Gold Coast | 44 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 303 | 122 | 425 | 139 | 38 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 20.2 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | Gold Coast | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 14 | 60 | 24 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 140 | 63 | 48 | 1637 | 754 | 2391 | 821 | 194 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 1.4 | ||
References
- ^ a b Nathan Bock confirms Gold Coast move
- ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (15 September 2008). "Adelaide Crows Nathan Bock makes All Australian team". news.com.au.
- ^ "Bock wins 2008 Club Champion". afc.com.au.
- ^ "AFL Commercial 2009 - In A League Of It's [sic] Own - HD". YouTube. ALZ. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "All-Australian Bock on assault charge".
- ^ Crows hammer Power by 70 points
- ^ "Nathan Bock stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
External links
- Nathan Bock's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Nathan Bock's playing statistics from AFL Tables
