Nic Fosdike

Nic Fosdike
Nic Fosdike being carried off by trainers
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-02-26) 26 February 1980
Original team(s) Norwood Football Club (SANFL)
Debut Round 5, 25 April 1999, Sydney Swans
vs. Adelaide Crows, at AAMI Stadium
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1999–2008 Sydney Swans 164 (66)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
Career highlights
  • Sydney premiership player - 2005
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nicholas "Nic" Fosdike (born 26 February 1980) is a South Australian-born former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Sydney Swans.

Career

Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood, Fosdike was chosen at number three by the Swans in the 1998 AFL Draft and made his senior AFL debut in Round Five, 1999 against the Adelaide Crows.

Fosdike was one of the best players on field during Sydney's 2005 AFL Grand Final win with 26 disposals.[1]

He injured his knee during the 2008 pre-season[2] and after only playing one game towards the end of the 2008 season, he announced his retirement from the AFL in January 2009.[1]

Fosdike played 164 games between 1999 and 2009.

Statistics

[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
1999 Sydney 121385863612227120.60.46.62.89.42.10.9
2000 Sydney 1217991434919235240.50.58.42.911.32.11.4
2001 Sydney 1217491215317435310.20.57.13.110.22.11.8
2002 Sydney 122114725111036166540.70.312.05.217.23.12.6
2003 Sydney 12249926711338057740.40.411.14.715.82.43.1
2004 Sydney 1213341268521133390.20.39.76.516.22.53.0
2005 Sydney 1211611076216936310.50.19.75.615.43.32.8
2006 Sydney 12247226610336991820.30.111.14.315.43.83.4
2007 Sydney 12236327712840589890.30.112.05.617.63.93.9
2008 Sydney 1210111415130.01.011.04.015.01.03.0
Career 164 66 50 1655 743 2398 470 439 0.4 0.3 10.1 4.5 14.6 2.9 2.7

References

  1. 1 2 Sydney Swans midfielder Nic Fosdike retires due to knee injury
  2. ↑ Nic Fosdike injures knee
  3. ↑ Nic Fosdike's player profile at AFL Tables


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