Nathan van Berlo

Nathan van Berlo
Nathan van Berlo
Personal information
Full name	Nathan van Berlo
Nickname(s)	VB
Date of birth	(1986-06-06) 6 June 1986
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Whitford West Perth (WAFL)
Draft	Pick #24, 2004 National Draft, Adelaide
Debut	Round 3, 2005, Adelaide v. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Height/Weight	184 cm (6 ft 0 in) / 82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder, tagger, small defender
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	7
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–	Adelaide	202 (68)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
Adelaide captain (2011–2014) Showdown Medal (round 19, 2011)

Nathan van Berlo (born 6 June 1986) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the club with pick #24 in the 2004 National Draft. He was the captain of the Adelaide Football Club from 2011 until 2014.

AFL career

Van Berlo made his debut in 2005 aged just 18, playing 11 games in the season and averaging just over seven disposals a game. He became a regular the following season, missing five matches due to a broken collarbone but returning to play out the season. In 2007, van Berlo cemented a place in the starting 22, averaging 19 disposals per game and coming equal seventh in the club Best and Fairest. By this stage van Berlo was a regular performer in Adelaide's young midfield noted for his high fitness level.

After the retirement of Simon Goodwin at the end of the 2010 season, van Berlo was selected to become the captain of the club from the 2011 season.^[1] He performed solidly in his first year as captain, finishing second in the Malcolm Blight Medal playing in defence and in the midfield. In 2012 he spent most of the season as a tagger, laying more tackles than anyone else at the club while also still ranking fifth at Adelaide for total disposals. He reprised this role in 2013, shutting down some of the competition's most dangerous players such as Brent Harvey and Stephen Hill.^[2]

Van Berlo ruptured his right Achilles tendon in a freak training accident prior to the 2014 season.^[3] This meant he missed the entire season, although he came close to making a miraculous return in the last few weeks of the season.^[2] In January 2015, van Berlo was replaced as captain by Taylor Walker.^[4] He remains part of the club's leadership group.^[2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of Round 3, 2015.^[5]

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
Season	Team	#	Totals								Averages (per game)
2005	Adelaide	7	11	1	2	44	28	72	20	11	0.09	0.18	4.00	2.55	6.55	1.82	1.00
2006	Adelaide	7	19	5	5	143	110	253	58	44	0.26	0.26	7.53	5.79	13.32	3.05	2.32
2007	Adelaide	7	23	7	12	219	215	434	98	75	0.30	0.52	9.52	9.35	18.87	4.26	3.26
2008	Adelaide	7	23	8	12	234	251	485	110	83	0.35	0.52	10.17	10.91	21.09	4.78	3.61
2009	Adelaide	7	21	5	5	164	292	456	104	61	0.24	0.24	7.81	13.90	21.71	4.95	2.90
2010	Adelaide	7	19	5	4	182	205	387	110	62	0.26	0.21	9.58	10.79	20.37	5.79	3.26
2011	Adelaide	7	22	12	12	282	236	518	126	76	0.55	0.55	12.82	10.73	23.55	5.73	3.45
2012	Adelaide	7	25	13	11	293	162	455	105	126	0.52	0.44	11.72	6.48	18.20	4.20	5.04
2013	Adelaide	7	19	8	9	209	114	323	69	62	0.42	0.47	11.00	6.00	17.00	3.63	3.26
2015	Adelaide	7	3	1	0	26	15	41	12	20	0.33	0.00	8.67	5.00	13.67	4.00	6.67
Career			185	65	72	1796	1628	3424	812	620	0.35	0.39	9.71	8.80	18.51	4.39	3.35

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

References

↑ Paton, Al (8 December 2010). "Nathan van Berlo to captain Adelaide Crows". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
1 2 3 "Nathan van Berlo - AFC.com.au".
↑ MORGAN, Kym (19 January 2014). "Crows captain Nathan van Berlo's ruptured Achilles tendon likely a freak accident, club says". Herald Sun.
↑ "Crows name Tex Walker as captain". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "Nathan van Berlo statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

External links

Nathan van Berlo's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
Nathan van Berlo's statistics from AFL Tables

Sporting positions
Preceded by Simon Goodwin	Captain of Adelaide F.C. 2011–2014	Succeeded by Taylor Walker

Adelaide Football Club – current squad

1 Beech*
2 B. Crouch
3 Knight
4 Jenkins
5 S. Thompson (vc)
6 Lever
7 van Berlo
8 Grigg
9 Sloane
10 Jaensch
11 Seedsman
12 Talia
13 Walker (c)
14 Mackay
15 Hartigan
16 Brown
17 Hampton
18 Betts
20 Greenwood*
21 Atkins
22 Otten
23 Cameron
24 Jacobs
25 Cheney
26 Douglas
27 Lynch
28 Ellis-Yolmen
29 Laird
30 Milera
31 Lyons
32 Menzel
33 Smith
34 Shaw
35 Wigg
36 Gore
37 Hunter*
38 Dear
39 Doedee
40 Lowden
41 McGovern
42 Keath*
43 O'Brien*
44 M. Crouch
45 Henderson
46 Ramsey*
47 Kelly

Coach: Pyke

* denotes rookie listed players

Captains of the Adelaide Football Club

1991–1994: McDermott 1995–1996: McGuinness 1997–2000: Bickley 2001–2007: Ricciuto 2008–2010: Goodwin 2011–2014: van Berlo 2015–: Walker

Adelaide Football Club · Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award winners

Emerging Talent Award	1995: McLeod 1996: Vardy 1997: Johnson 1998: Eccles 1999: Burton 2000: Stenglein 2001: Ladhams 2002: Johncock 2003: Reilly 2004: Rutten 2005: van Berlo 2006: Porplyzia 2007: Griffin 2008: Tippett 2009: Otten 2010: Sloane 2011: Jaensch 2012: Smith 2013: B.Crouch

Mark Bickley Award	2005: Knights 2006: van Berlo 2007: Porplyzia 2008: Mackay 2009: Dangerfield 2010: Davis 2011: Talia 2012: Kerridge 2013: L.Brown

Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award	2014: Cameron 2015: M.Crouch

Adelaide Football Club · Dr Brian Sando OAM Trophy winners

2012: Talia 2013: Talia 2014: van Berlo 2015: Lever

Showdown Medal

Rd 7, 2000: Ricciuto
Rd 22, 2000: Stevens
Rd 3, 2001: Francou
Rd 18, 2001: Francou
Rd 5, 2002: Schofield
Rd 20, 2002: Francou
Rd 5, 2003: Johncock
Rd 22, 2003: P. Burgoyne
Rd 7, 2004: Ricciuto
Rd 22, 2004: Tredrea
Rd 3, 2005: Ricciuto
Rd 20, 2005: Goodwin/S. Burgoyne
Rd 6, 2006: Edwards
Rd 21, 2006: Cornes
Rd 3, 2007: McLeod
Rd 18, 2007: Goodwin
Rd 3, 2008: Vince
Rd 16, 2008: Pearce
Rd 6, 2009: Brogan
Rd 17, 2009: Bock
Rd 6, 2010: Gray
Rd 17, 2010: Cassisi
Rd 4, 2011: Westhoff
Rd 19, 2011: van Berlo
Rd 5, 2012: Dangerfield
Rd 15, 2012: Jacobs
Rd 3, 2013: Boak
Rd 19, 2013: Wingard
Rd 2, 2014: Hartlett
Rd 15, 2014: Jacobs
Rd 5, 2015: Gray
Rd 16, 2015: Thompson

2004 AFL national draft

First round	1. Brett Deledio (PP) 2. Jarryd Roughead (PP) 3. Ryan Griffen (PP) 4. Richard Tambling 5. Lance Franklin 6. Tom Williams 7. Jordan Lewis 8. John Meesen 9. Jordan Russell 10. Chris Egan 11. Adam Thomson 12. Danny Meyer 13. Matthew Bate 14. Angus Monfries 15. Lynden Dunn 16. Adam Pattison 17. Andrew McQualter 18. Cameron Wood 19. Ryan Willits

Second round	20. Dean Polo 21. Thomas Murphy 22. Jesse Wells 23. Sean Rusling 24. Nathan van Berlo 25. Adam Hartlett 26. Matthew Little 27. Pat Garner 28. Chad Gibson 29. Matt Rosa 30. Andrew Lee 31. Jarred Moore 32. Brent Prismall 33. Cain Ackland 34. James Ezard 35. Fabian Deluca

Third round	36. Luke McGuane 37. Mark LeCras 38. Damien McCormack 39. Travis Cloke (F/S) 40. Ivan Maric 41. Luke Blackwell (F/S) 42. Jesse W. Smith (F/S) 43. Michael Newton 44. Mitch Morton (F/S) 45. Justin Sherman 46. Henry Slattery 47. David Spriggs 48. Nathan Ablett (F/S) 49. Mark McGough 50. Jayden Attard 51. Ben Eckermann

Fourth round	52. Dean Limbach 53. Simon Taylor 54. Stephen Tiller 55. Adam Iacobucci 56. Chris Knights 57. Brad Smith 58. Brad Moran 59. Benet Copping 59. Paul Thomas 60. Heath James 61. Matthew Egan 62. James Gwilt 63. Luke Forsyth

Fifth round	65. Mark Graham 67. Toby Stribling 68. Ben Schwarze 69. Daniel Haines 73. Chris Bryan

Sixth round	74. Daniel Pratt 77. Anthony Raso

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