Nathan Bock

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Nathan Bock
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Personal information
Birth March 20, 1983 (1983-03-20) (age 25),
Recruited from Woodville-West Torrens
Height and weight 193cm / 83kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 5, April 23, 2004, Adelaide vs. Richmond, at Telstra Dome
Team(s) Adelaide (2004-)

61 games, 51 goals
¹ Statistics to end of Rd 21, 2007 season
Career highlights

  • 1 Career Brownlow Medal vote

Nathan Bock (born 20 March 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was elevated off the Adelaide Football Club's rookie list (See here) at the start of the 2002 season. He wears number 44 on his guernsey and has now played 41 career games.

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 joined an elite club of players who have goaled with each of their first two kicks.

In his first 10 games with the Adelaide Football Club, he had 94 disposals and kicked 8 goals. Since then, under the coaching of Neil Craig, he has been transformed into a backman, thus only kicking 3 more goals.

At the start of the 2005 season, he missed the first 7 rounds, but showed signs that he, along with All-Australian defender Ben Rutten, would become one of the best defensive combinations in the AFL.

He is also well known for kicking two late goals from tight angles vs West Coast late in the 2006 Preliminary Final as Adelaide almost stole the game.

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