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Nathan Foley Personal information Full name Nathan Foley Date of birth 8 September 1985 Place of birth Colac, Victoria Original team Colac / Geelong Falcons Draft 3rd overall, 2003 Rookie Draft Height/Weight 178 cm / 80 kg Position(s) Midfielder Club information Current club Richmond Number 41 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2004– Richmond 110 (33) Representative team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2008 Victoria 1 (1) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Nathan Foley (born 8 September 1985) is an Australian rules football player. He plays as a midfielder for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Foley was drafted by Richmond using pick 3 in the 2003 AFL Rookie Draft, from the Geelong Falcons. He had a debut to remember as the Tigers were easily defeated by Melbourne in a game which saw Tigers star Nathan Brown break his leg under the impact of Demon defender Matthew Whelan.
In 2007, Foley had a break-out season, establishing himself as one of the AFL's best on-ballers. He was selected in a squad of 40 for the All Australian team, but missed out when the official 22 man team was released on 17 September 2007. He was runner-up in the Richmond Best and Fairest count, only one vote behind the winner.
In 2008, Foley was named as Richmond's deputy vice captain along with Chris Newman.
Channel Seven commentator Dennis Cometti often refers to Foley as 'Mick' Foley, because Cometti is an avid fan of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), with Mick Foley being a former famous wrestler for the WWE.
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Richmond Football Club – current squad 2 Grimes · 3 Deledio · 4 Martin · 6 Grigg · 7 Dea · 8 Riewoldt · 9 Cotchin · 10 Edwards · 11 Batchelor · 12 Astbury · 13 Miller · 14 Houli · 16 McGuane · 17 Newman (c) · 18 Rance · 19 Connors · 20 Maric · 21 Tuck · 23 Jackson · 24 Griffiths · 25 Graham · 26 Nahas · 28 King · 29 Vickery · 30 Conca · 32 Helbig · 33 Gourdis · 34 Browne · 35 White · 36 MacDonald · 37 Post · 38 Morris · 39 Derickx · 40 Moore · 41 Foley · 46 Webberley
Coach: Hardwick
* denotes Rookie Listed players
Victorian Team – 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match Australian squad – 2008 International Rules Series Categories:- Richmond Football Club players
- Colac Football Club players
- Living people
- 1985 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Australian rules biography, 1980s birth stubs
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