Nick Malceski
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| Personal Info | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 15 August 1984, |
| Recruited from | Eastern Rangers U-18 |
| Height/Weight | 189cm / 88kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 11, 4 June 2005, Sydney Swans vs. Carlton Blues, at Telstra Dome |
| Team(s) | Sydney Swans (2005) 5 games |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
Nick Malceski (born 15 August 1984) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
[edit] Overview
Malceski was recruited from the Eastern Rangers by the Sydney Swans in the 2002 AFL Draft. He was drafted in Sydney's 5th and last round selection at 64th overall.
In his first year at the club, the talented midfielder played in the Wizard Home Loans Cup and then followed up with a full season for the Swans Reserves, where he impressed coaching staff with his magnificent disposal skills on both sides of his body and excellent decision-making abilities in both attack and defence. After a successful first season with the Swans Malceski and coaching staff had high hopes for him debuting for the seniors in the 2004 premiership season. Unfortunately, Malceski ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during a trial game, requiring him to have a knee reconstruction, thus ruining any hopes of him making a seniors debut in 2004.
In 2005, Malceski surprised everyone by fully recovering from his knee injury both physically and mentally, and was rewarded with a seniors debut. Malceski went on to play another four matches for the seniors in the 2005 premiership season and scored his first career goal.
In 2006, Nick got the call up to play for the seniors in round 3, along with a new guernsey, No. 9. He played well and held his spot in the team, scoring five goals and averaged 14 possessions a game. However, Malceski pulled up with a hamstring injury during the first quarter of the Swans round 9 clash against Hawthorn at the MCG. Scans later revealed he would mis the next 3 or 4 weeks.
In the Round 4, 2006 match against Melbourne he had the opportunity to level the scores in the dying moments but missed from 25 metres out. This was an inapt way to cap off his game which was considered to have shown a lot of promise – with several long kicks and attacking flair shown. The match marked his arrival as a promising young player.
Nick Malceski kicked one goal against the Brisbane Lions in Round 5, at the Gabba.
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