Nathan Foley (footballer)

Nathan Foley
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Personal information
Full name	Nathan Foley
Date of birth	(1985-09-08) 8 September 1985
Place of birth	Colac, Victoria
Original team(s)	Colac / Geelong Falcons
Draft	3rd overall, 2003 Rookie Draft
Height/Weight	178 cm / 80 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2004–2015	Richmond	154 (44)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.

Nathan Foley (born 8 September 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played 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 made his debut in Round 10, 2005 against the Melbourne, in a match well remembered for the horrific broken leg sustained by Tigers' star Nathan Brown.

In 2007, Foley had a break-out season, establishing himself as one of the AFL's best on-ballers. He was selected in the squad of 40 for the All-Australian team, but missed out when the official 22-man team was released in September 2007. He was runner-up in the Jack Dyer Medal count, polling only one vote behind Matthew Richardson.

In 2008, Foley was named as Richmond's deputy vice captain along with Chris Newman.

Foley retired in August 2015 citing a degenerative knee injury forcing him into immediate retirement.

External links

• Nathan Foley's statistics from AFL Tables
• Nathan Foley (footballer)s statistics from Footy Wire