Nathon Irvin
| Nathon Irvin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nathon John Irvin | ||
| Born |
31 January 1973 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | ||
| Original team | Mangoplah (FFL) | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1993 | Sydney Swans | 1 (0) | |
| 1994 & 1996 | Norwood | 32 (22) | |
| 1997–2000 | Sturt | 48 (27) | |
| 2001–2002 | Glenelg | 14 (11) | |
| Total | 95 (60) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nathon Irvin[1] (born 31 January 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Biography
[edit]Born in Wagga Wagga, Irvin came to the Swans' attention while playing for played for Mangoplah Football Club in the Farrer Football League[2]
A defender, Irvin played just one senior AFL game for the Swans, against Hawthorn in round two of the 1993 AFL season.[3] In the 1994 National Draft he was secured by Footscray, but after breaking his leg in a pre-season match,[4] would not make any league appearances for the club.[5]
He played for three South Australian National Football League clubs, first Norwood, followed by Sturt and then Glenelg. In 2003, he joined the Wagga Tigers, which he would both captain and coach from 2003 to 2005.[6]
Irvin later coached Mangoplah from 2012 to 2014 and again in 2016.
References
[edit]- ↑ Malone, Matt (17 September 2014). "Nathon Irvin out to relive teenage dream at Mangoplah". The Daily Advertiser.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ "AFL Tables: Nathan Irvin". afltables.com.
- ↑ Cox, D. "PLAYERS - IRVIN, Nathon". Redlegs Museum. Norwood Football Club History Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ↑ Canberra Times, "AFL camp kicks goals in Wagga", 7 February 2005
External links
[edit]- Nathan Irvin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Nathan Irvin at AustralianFootball.com
