Nick Vlastuin

Nick Vlastuin
Vlastuin at a game for the Tigers against Brisbane in April 2015
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Alexander Leendert Vlastuin
Nickname(s)	Nick
Date of birth	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994
Original team(s)	Eltham (NFL) Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft	9th overall, 2012 AFL Draft Richmond
Height/Weight	187 cm / 84 kg
Position(s)	Half Back/Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	1
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–	Richmond	61 (14) ^[1]
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
2013 AFL Rising Star nominee

Nick Vlastuin (born 19 April 1994) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was drafted by Tigers with their first selection, pick 9, in the 2012 AFL Draft.^[2]

He played his junior football at Eltham Panthers in the Northern Football League. He captained the Victoria Metro side at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships.^[3]

Vlastuin is of Dutch descent.^[4]

Vlastuin made his AFL debut in Round 5, 2013, against Fremantle. He was awarded the Round 7 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star after a 23 possession game against Port Adelaide.^[5]

References

↑ "Richmond Football Club player list". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
↑ "Tigers Take Vlastuin". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
↑ Ralph, Jon (5 March 2013). "Richmond recruit Nick Vlastuin is raw but ready for senior football". Herald Sun.
↑ Quayle, Emma (20 November 2012). "Thrill of the game helps control Nick's hard edge". The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
↑ Guthrie, Ben. "Vlastuin wins Rising Star nomination". AFL BigPond network. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

External links

Nick Vlastuin's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Nick Vlastuin's statistics from AFL Tables

Richmond Football Club – current squad

1 Vlastuin
2 Grimes
3 Deledio (vc)
4 Martin
5 B. Ellis
6 Grigg
7 Lennon
8 Riewoldt
9 Cotchin (c)
10 Edwards
11 Batchelor
12 Astbury
13 Yarran
14 Houli
15 Moore
16 Hampson
17 Rioli
18 Rance
20 Maric
21 Townsend
23 Lambert
24 Griffiths
25 Chaplin
26 Miles
27 Lloyd
28 Hunt
29 Vickery
30 Conca
31 Markov
32 C. Ellis
33 McIntosh
34 McBean
35 Broad
36 Moore*
37 Menadue
38 Morris
39 Drummond
40 Butler
41 Chol*
42 McKenzie
43 Elton
44 Marcon*
45 Short*
46 Castagna*
47 Soldo*

Coach: Hardwick

* denotes rookie listed players

2013 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Wines Rd 2: Mullett Rd 3: Anderson Rd 4: Horlin-Smith Rd 5: O'Meara Rd 6: Hill Rd 7: Vlastuin Rd 8: Macrae Rd 9: Kerridge Rd 10: Whitfield Rd 11: Mitchell Rd 12: Mayes Rd 13: Neade Rd 14: Crouch Rd 15: Talia Rd 16: Nicholls Rd 17: Tomlinson Rd 18: M. Williams Rd 19: Z. Williams Rd 20: Laird Rd 21: Viney Rd 22: Grundy Rd 23: Brown

Italics denote winner

2012 AFL national draft

First round	1. Lachie Whitfield 2. Jonathan O'Rourke 3. Lachie Plowman 4. Jimmy Toumpas (Comp) 5. Jake Stringer 6. Jackson Macrae (Comp) 7. Oliver Wines 8. Sam Mayes 9. Nick Vlastuin 10. Joe Daniher (F/S) 11. Troy Menzel 12. Kristian Jaksch 13. Jesse Lonergan (Comp) 14. Aidan Corr (Comp) 15. Taylor Garner 16. Jackson Thurlow 17. Josh Simpson 18. Brodie Grundy 19. Ben Kennedy 20. Tim Broomhead (Comp) 21. Nathan Hrovat 22. Dean Towers 23. Marco Paparone (Comp)

Second round	24. Nathan Wright 25. Spencer White 26. Jack Viney (F/S) 27. James Stewart 28. Tim O'Brien 29. Tom Clurey (Comp) 30. Mason Shaw (Comp) 31. Kamdyn McIntosh (Comp) 32. Michael Close 33. Liam McBean 34. Jason Ashby 35. Tom Temay 36. Tanner Smith 37. Ben Jacobs 38. Jackson Ramsay 39. Max Duffy 40. Brodie Murdoch 41. Mason Wood 42. Matthew McDonough 43. Josh Saunders 44. Harrison Marsh

Third round	45. Brant Colledge 46. Tim Membrey 47. Mitchell Wilkins 48. Dean Kent (Comp) 49. Lachie Hunter (F/S) 50. Joshua Prudden (Comp) 51. Dylan Van Unen 52. Matt Jones 53. Martin Gleeson 54. Nick Graham 55. Tim Sumner 56. Daniel Currie 57. Kyal Horsley (RP) 58. Clay Cameron 59. Adam Carter 60. Mark Hutchings (Comp) 61. Taylor Hine 62. Sam Siggins 64. Matthew Dick

Fourth round	66. Kaiden Brand 68. Dean Terlich 70. Michael Osborne 71. Daniel Nicholson (RP) 72. Michael Evans (RP) 73. Nick Kommer 75. Lewis Pierce 76. Sam Gibson (RP) 77. Brad Hartman 78. Clancee Pearce (RP) 79. Brad Dick (RP) 81. Rory Atkins

Fifth round	83. Sam Frost (RP) 85. Tom Jonas (RP) 86. Jack Crisp (RP) 88. Sean Gregory 89. Levi Casboult (RP) 90. Sam Dunell (RP) 91. Aaron Mullett (RP) 92. Jesse Stringer (RP) 92. Lee Spurr (RP) 94. Marley Williams (RP) 95. Ian Callinan (RP)

Sixth round	97. Andrew Phillips (RP) 98. Tom Campbell (RP) 99. Niall McKeever (RP) 102. Zach Tuohy (RP) 103. Majak Daw (RP)

Seventh round	105. Jason Johannisen (RP) 106. Mark Baguley (RP) 107. Harry Cunningham (RP)

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