- Nathan Chapman (footballer)
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Nathan Chapman (born 7 May 1975) was a former Australian rules footballer who had a short career in the Australian Football League before a brief stint as an American Football punter. At the time, he was one of few Australians to be contracted at the top level in both the AFL and NFL.
Chapman was selected in the 1992 AFL Draft at pick 2 by the struggling Brisbane Bears, from Kangaroo Flat. The Bears outfit, short of key defenders used the lightly built 188 cm tall Chapman at full back against many of the game's power forwards in his first few seasons. Having been occasionally humiliated in key positions and taking some time to bulk up his body, Chapman was often tried in the forward line with some success.
After injury and inconsistent form, he was traded in 1997 to the Hawthorn Hawks having played just 49 games for the Bears and 11 with the Lions.
Injury again struck and Chapman was relegated to the Victorian Football League affiliate before being eventually delisted in 2000 having played only 16 senior games with the Hawks.[1]
In 2004, a few years after being delisted by the Hawks,and after many months of practice, Chapman went to the United States, where he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as a free agent.[2] Chapman played in 3 pre-season games for Green Bay, at one point out punting one of the club's rookies. Chapman also spent time at the rookie and senior minicamps of the Chicago Bears. [3]
Chapman is Director and Coach of Prokick Australia with ex NFL and CFL free agent placekicker John A. Smith. ProKick Australia is an American football punting and placekicking school in Australia which trains and assesses Australians to the standard required for NCAA, NFL and CFL punting and placekicking positions. [4]
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1992 AFL Draft 1. Drew Banfield • 2. Nathan Chapman • 3. Michael Prior • 4. Justin Leppitsch • 5. Jason Spinks • 6. Robert Pyman • 7. Wayne Hernaman • 8. Paul Symmons • 9. Martin Pike • 10. Brett Chalmers • 11. Jonathon Robran • 12. Tony Delaney • 13. Andrew McKay • 14. Nick Holland • 15. Damian Houlihan • 16. Brodie Atkinson • 17. Kym Koster • 18. Leigh Colbert • 19. Lee Walker • 20. Scott Cummings • 21. Shane Bond • 22. Mark Jones • 23. Warren Campbell • 24. Brett Jeffrey • 25. John Barker • 26. Martin McKinnon • 27. Kieran Murrihy • 28. Jamie Tape • 29. Sam Philipou • 30. Paul Ridley • 31. Shane Wakelin • 32. Peter Quill • 33. Corey Robertson • 34. Travis Burton • 35. Scott Robinson • 36. Tim Sherman • 37. Mathew Rogers • 38. David Deighton • 39. Matthew Kluzek • 40. Michael Dunstan • 41. Brook Fogden • 42. Che Cockatoo-Collins • 43. Adrian Whitehead • 44. Chris Gerreyn • 45. Scott Thompson • 46. Mathew Jackson • 47. Dillon Flavell • 48. Andrew Osborne • 49. Jarrad Schofield • 50. Andrew Donnelly • 51. Adam Williamson • 52. Paul Bulluss • 53. Mathew Moon North • 54. Daniel Clark • 55. Matthew Capuano • 56. Matthew Powell • 57. Russell Williams • 58. Chris Peel • 59. Scott Allen • 60. Tim Scott-Branagan • 61. Luke Raynor • 62. Damien Ryan • 63. Mathew McMurray • 64. Tony Godden • 65. Gerard Power • 66. Aaron Lord • 67. Brady Leckie • 68. Travis Miller • 69. Scott Simister • 70. Danny Morton • 71. Mathew Aston • 72. Mathew Wadewitz • 73. Tony Plym • 74. Tim Hargraeves • 75. Chris Batka • 76. Hugh Reimers • 77. Brad Copeland • 78. Damien Crowe • 79. Brett Spinks • 80. Stephen Newport • 81. Michael Murphy • 82. Robert Schaeffer • 83. Jeremy Silcock • 84. Damien Gaspar • 85. Tristan Lynch • 86. Sam Smart • 87. Damien Hardwick • 88. Troy Bond • 89. Hamish Stewart • 90. Scott Burns • 91. Jeremy McVay • 92. Daniel Southern • 93. Adam Shanahan • 94. Rhys Croxford • 95. Scott Direen • 96. Trent Mills • 97. John Howat • 98. Adrian McAdam • 99. Jeff Hilton • 100. Troy Davies • 101. Troy Hull • 102. Jason Bell • 103. Ben Harrison • 104. Andrew Kemp • 105. Julien Waite • 106. Craig Treleven • 107. Gary Barrow • 108. Brian Bienke • 109. David Muir • 110. Jeff Chandler • 111. Michael Gaffney • 112. Ben Careless • 113. Damon Armstrong • 114. Richard Marr • 115. Paul Whelan • 116. Michael Gooden • 117. Vince Cappadona • 118. Scott Spalding • 119. Scott Morrison • 120. Troy Olsen • 121. Ben Ellinghaus • 122. Damon Munt • 123. Martin Christensen • 124. Brayden LyleCategories:- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Brisbane Bears players
- Brisbane Lions players
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Australian players of American football
- 1975 births
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