Nathan Eagleton

Nathan Eagleton

Personal information
Birth	10 November 1978 (1978-11-10) (age 33)
Recruited from	West Adelaide (South Australia)
Height and weight	180 cm / 84 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 5, 27 April 1997, Port Adelaide v. Brisbane Lions, at Football Park
Team(s)	Port Adelaide Football Club (1997–1999) 56 games, 45 goals Western Bulldogs (2000–2010) 221 games, 186 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2010 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee 1997 International Rules Series 1999, 2005 Match Committee Award 2004

Nathan Eagleton (born 10 November 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Eagleton played junior level football for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He was recruited as a zone selection by the Port Adelaide Football Club for its inaugural AFL season in 1997. He played his first game for Port Adelaide Football Club in 1997 against the Brisbane Lions in Round 5, 1997. In a match in 1999, he collapsed on field, and was diagnosed and treated for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.^[1]

Eagleton was traded to the Western Bulldogs in 2000, in exchange for Brett Montgomery and a second round draft pick. He got off to a slow start but was a key player for the Bulldogs in 2004 and 2005.^[2]

Known as "The Bald Eagle" for his clean-shaven head and surname, in 2005 he was a very important player for the Western Bulldogs, his skill and run proving vital to the team's late-season charge. He kicked a career best 28 goals in 2005.^[3] He is recognised as having a long, raking left foot kick, regularly kicking goals from outside the 50m line.

Eagleton retired from the AFL at the end of the 2010 season. He was the last player from Port Adelaide's inaugural season to still be playing in the AFL. He returned to South Australia, and played with SANFL club Norwood in 2011.^[4]

Eagleton played in guernsey numbers 25 and 11 with Port Adelaide, and number 10 with the Bulldogs. He is married with two young children.

References

1. ^ Nabila Ahmed (17 May 2003). "Jakovich heart 'no threat'". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/16/1052885401281.html. 
2. ^ Yahoo! AFL "Nathan Eagleton"
3. ^ Fanfooty "Nathan Eagleton"
4. ^ Homfray, R. AdelaideNow, "Norwood onslaught floor Sturt", 8 April 2010, Retrieved 9 April 2010.

External links

• Nathan Eagleton's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
• Nathan Eagleton's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Eagleton, Nathan
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Date of birth	10 November 1978
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