Nathan Lovett-Murray

Nathan Lovett-Murray
Personal information
Full nameNathan Lovett-Murray
Date of birth18 November 1982
Draft#33, 2001 Rookie Draft, Collingwood
#27 2004 Rookie Draft, Essendon
2005 Rookie elevation, Essendon
Height/Weight190cm / 87kg
Position(s)Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2004–2013Essendon145 (73)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.

Nathan Lovett-Murray (born 18 November 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club.

Early life

Nathan has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wamba-Wamba and Gunditjmara.[1]

He began his football in Victoria playing country football with Heywood and the North Ballarat Rebels.

AFL career

Lovett-Murray was initially rookie listed by Collingwood, playing for the Williamstown Seagulls in the Victorian Football League.

After switching to the Bendigo Bombers, he was rookie listed by Essendon in the 2003 Rookie Draft.

Lovett-Murray was promoted to the senior list early in the 2004 season and played 20 games. He spent the 2005 season on the rookie list again, he was promoted again that season and stayed on the senior list since then.

Personal life

In August 2009, it was reported that Lovett-Murray's home had been raided by police on the 3rd of August. He was charged with possession of a drug of dependency, after the search found a single tablet of ecstasy at his home.[2] However on December the 11th it was reported that the drug charge against him had been dismissed.[3][4]

On May 22, 2013, he was stabbed in a domestic incident by his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend and hospitalised. [5]

Lovett-Murray belongs to a sporting family and is the great-grandson of pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls who played for Fitzroy Football Club. In addition he is the cousin of former Essendon Football Club player Andrew Lovett.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2012 season.[6][7]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2004 Essendon 42 20 21 11 110 65 175 60 34 1.0 0.6 5.5 3.2 8.8 3.0 1.7
2005 Essendon 42 17 7 4 134 96 230 46 28 0.4 0.2 7.9 5.6 13.5 2.7 1.6
2006 Essendon 42 19 7 10 250 111 361 112 37 0.4 0.5 13.2 5.8 19.0 5.9 2.0
2007 Essendon 42 9 3 1 89 55 144 41 17 0.3 0.1 9.9 6.1 16.0 4.6 1.9
2008 Essendon 42 20 9 5 171 159 331 94 59 0.4 0.2 8.6 8.0 16.6 4.7 3.0
2009 Essendon 42 14 9 4 118 168 266 52 62 0.6 0.3 7.6 11.4 19.0 4.8 3.4
2010 Essendon 42 12 6 2 118 168 286 52 62 0.5 0.2 9.8 14.0 23.8 4.3 5.2
2011 Essendon 42 14 2 2 99 128 227 38 56 0.1 0.1 7.1 9.1 16.2 2.7 4.0
2012 Essendon 42 17 8 7 113 123 236 46 53 0.5 0.4 6.6 7.2 13.9 2.7 3.1
Career 142 72 46 1191 1065 2256 556 394 0.5 0.3 8.4 7.5 15.9 3.9 2.8
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. pg 75.
  2. ↑ Jake Niall (4 August 2009). "Lovett-Murray on drugs charge". The Age (Melbourne). Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  3. ↑ Kate Jones. "Essendon's Nathan Lovett-Murray escapes conviction after drug charge dismissed". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Lovett-Murray cleared of drug charge". 11 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Bomber Nathan Lovett-Murray stabbed in domestic spat". The Age (Melbourne).
  6. ↑ "Nathan Lovett-Murray statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Nathan Lovett-Murray of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". Retrieved 9 October 2012.

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