Nick Gill (born 25 August 1982) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was originally drafted by Melbourne in the 2000 pre-season draft but was delisted at the end of 2001. He then spent 2002 playing with Port Melbourne in the VFL and after a good season was selected by the Kangaroos in the 2002 rookie draft. He was again delisted after only one season and in 2004 returned to play for the North Adelaide Roosters where he was runner-up in the Magarey Medal in 2005.[1]
| Nick Gill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nathan Hunter Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1982 | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
| Draft |
10th overall, 2000 AFL Pre-Season Draft, Melbourne 55th overall, 2002 AFL Rookie Draft, Kangaroos 64th overall, 2006 AFL Draft, Adelaide | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001 | Melbourne | 0 (0) | |
| 2003 | Kangaroos | 0 (0) | |
| 2007–2009 | Adelaide | 16 (20) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
editHis 2006 form with North Adelaide Roosters was not the best but impressive results at the South Australian state screening saw him drafted by the Crows with the 64th pick of the 2006 AFL Draft. The Crows also drafted Gill as a mature-age recruit to act as insurance for the injured Trent Hentschel.
Despite not having the best of starts after being plagued by hamstring injuries at the start of the season, Gill eventually worked his way back into form to be picked for his first game in a forward pocket for the Round 17 clash against the Essendon Football Club in 2007.
In 2008 Gill was in and out of the side, becoming a fixture late in the season due to injuries to several key forwards.
Gill but struggled with injuries in 2009, and was unable to break into a suddenly potent Adelaide forward line. At the end of the season, he was one of five players delisted by Adelaide.[2]
Gill played for the North Hobart Football Club during the 2013 TSL season.[3]
Radio
editNick was part of the SAFM breakfast show with Hayley, Rabbit & Cosi as the sports guru in Adelaide.[4] In 2014 he replaced Ali Carle on Triple M Adelaide's Hot Breakfast. Nick currently hosts Hit 106.9 Newcastle's Breakfast Show with Jess Farchione & Ducko. However, Nick will no longer be on the Hit 106.9 network due to a strategic change.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Rooster Reminisces" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Brettig, Daniel (13 October 2009). "The Crows have delisted Robert Shirley". The Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Nick Aims to Banish". 20 May 2013.
- ^ Keily, Adam. "Summer Breakfast 2010".
- ^ "Triple M's Nick Gill off to Newcastle | radioinfo". www.radioinfo.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links
edit- Nick Gill's playing statistics from AFL Tables