Nathan O'Driscoll

Australian rules football player

Australian rules footballer
Nathan O'Driscoll
Personal information
Full name Nathan O'Driscoll
Nickname(s) Drizzy
Date of birth (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 21)
Original team(s) Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 27, 2020 national draft
Debut Round 2 2022, Fremantle vs. St Kilda, at Optus Stadium
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 30
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Fremantle 22 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nathan O'Driscoll (born 17 May 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

O'Driscoll was selected by the Fremantle Football Club with the 27th pick in round 2 of the 2020 national draft. O'Driscoll grew up in Northam, Western Australia. His older sister Emma O'Driscoll also plays for Fremantle in the AFLW,[1] and his younger brother Aiden plays for the Western Bulldogs.[2]

2022: Debut Season

After not playing any AFL games in 2021, he made his AFL debut as the medical substitute for Fremantle in round 2 of the 2022 AFL season against St Kilda. He entered the game in the final quarter after Sean Darcy injured his ankle[3] and kicked a spectacular goal from near the boundary line.[4] He received his first Goal of the Year nomination in round 8 against the North Melbourne Kangaroos with an incredible set shot drop punt from the left pocket.[5] O'Driscoll was sidelined prior to round 9 due to a stress fracture in his foot.[6]

Nathan returned to the line-up for Fremantle in the round 21 clash against the Western Bulldogs. O'Driscoll earned the defining moment of the game in which he received the ball just outside of centre square before outpacing Western Bulldogs vice captain Jack MacCrae and kicking a goal from the 50-metre arc.[7] O'Driscoll received a 2022 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance in round 23 against Greater Western Sydney at Manuka Oval in Canberra.[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022 Fremantle 30 12 10 6 103 75 178 42 19 0.8 0.5 8.6 6.3 14.8 3.5 1.6
2023 Fremantle 30 10 1 2 92 43 135 43 20 0.1 0.2 9.2 4.3 13.5 4.3 2.0
Career 22 11 8 195 118 313 85 39 0.5 0.4 8.9 5.4 14.2 3.9 1.8

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Freo 'like a family' for O'Driscolls". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (21 November 2023). "Aiden O'Driscoll joins Western Bulldogs at AFL draft to join brother Nathan and sister Emma at highest level". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Huge blow for Freo as Darcy suffers ankle injury". PerthNow. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ "From All Angles - O'Driscoll's moment". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. ^ "GOTY: Vote O'Driscoll!". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ "TABTouch Squad: Walters and O'Driscoll out, seven in the mix". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. ^ "The O'Driscoll factor". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Rising Star gets Drizzy". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Nathan O'Driscoll". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2022.}

External links

  • Nathan O'Driscoll's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
  • Nathan O'Driscoll's playing statistics from AFL Tables Edit this at Wikidata
  • Nathan O'Driscoll at AustralianFootball.com Edit this at Wikidata
  • WAFL player profile
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