63 Facts About Nat Fyfe

Nathan Fyfe was born on 18 September 1991 and is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Nat Fyfe received a nomination for the 2010 AFL Rising Star award in round 9 of the 2010 season.

Nat Fyfe grew up in Lake Grace, Western Australia, and went to school as a boarder at Aquinas College in Perth.

Nat Fyfe was selected for Western Australia in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships and played four of the five games, kicking nine goals.

Nat Fyfe made his debut in Fremantle's 39-point win over the Richmond Tigers in the annual Len Hall ANZAC Day game at Subiaco Oval in 2010.

Nat Fyfe announced his arrival in the AFL with a soaring pack mark.

Nat Fyfe became the 150th player to represent the Fremantle Dockers at AFL level.

Nat Fyfe was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for Round 9 in the 2010 AFL season after performing well in Fremantle's first victory over the Sydney Swans in Sydney since 1996.

Nat Fyfe collected 23 possessions, four clearances, five tackles and seven marks and played on senior Sydney player Ryan O'Keefe for most of the game.

Nat Fyfe continued to improve and had a sensational second season in the AFL, finishing a close second to Matthew Pavlich in the Doig Medal.

Nat Fyfe featured in the top five in almost every key performance indicator category at Fremantle in 2011.

Nat Fyfe topped the club in disposals per game, total disposals, contested possessions, hard ball gets, total effective handballs, contested marks, smothers and Dream Team points.

Nat Fyfe's form led him to be considered as a potential All-Australian team selection and gained comparisons to past champion James Hird.

Nat Fyfe polled an equal team high 13 Brownlow Medal votes and was selected in the initial All-Australian squad of 40 but did not make the final team.

Nat Fyfe made a strong start to the 2012 AFL Season with a best-on-ground performance against Geelong in their Round 1 match at Patersons Stadium, recording 30 disposals and 2 goals in the 4-point win over the Cats.

Nat Fyfe missed the majority of the season, being sidelined from Round 6 until 18.

Nat Fyfe returned to Fremantle in Round 18 against Port Adelaide, returning to his previous form by recording, 26 disposals.

Nat Fyfe only missed one game for the remainder of the season, missing a game against Adelaide in Round 20 due to an ankle injury incurred on the morning of the match in his hotel room.

Nat Fyfe continued to improve throughout the 2013 AFL Season, increasing his average disposals from the previous two years and winning his first Doig Medal, beating out David Mundy.

Nat Fyfe announced early in 2014 that he would not consider extending his contract with Fremantle until later in the year, leading to speculation that he might change clubs when his contract expired at the end of the season.

Nat Fyfe started the 2014 AFL Season strongly, but was controversially suspended for two weeks in Round 2 for a bump on Gold Coast player Michael Rischitelli.

Nat Fyfe was one of the first players to be suspended under a new rule that penalised the player for any head contact as a result of choosing to bump instead of tackle.

Nat Fyfe played in his 100th senior appearance for Fremantle in Round 8 against North Melbourne, Nat Fyfe recorded 37 disposals and 11 clearances in the 73-point win.

Nat Fyfe continued his strong form for the remainder of the season, increasing his average disposal count from 25.9 to 27.0 a game, recording a career-high goals, and was now being considered one of the elite midfielders in the league.

Nat Fyfe was suspended again late in the season for a behind the play strike on Jordan Lewis, missing the final two matches before returning for the finals.

Nat Fyfe had a strong final series, recording 29 disposals, 5 inside-fifties, 7 clearances and 1 goal in the qualifying final against Sydney.

Nat Fyfe polled 945 votes, ahead of five-time winner Gary Ablett with 787 votes.

Nat Fyfe then received his second Doig Medal for successive seasons and made his first All-Australian team, being included in the midfield.

Nat Fyfe carried his strong form into the 2015 AFL Season, recording 31 disposals, 1 goal, and 7 inside-fifties in Fremantle's Round 1 win over Port Adelaide.

Nat Fyfe continued that form throughout the season, increasing his disposal average from previous seasons with 28.8 per-game.

Nat Fyfe had a strong start to the finals series, recording 32 disposals and 8 clearances in Fremantle's win over Sydney in the qualifying final.

Nat Fyfe played in Fremantle's preliminary final loss against Hawthorn with a fractured leg, only recording 24 disposals in the 27-point loss.

Nat Fyfe only played in 18 home-and-away games during the season, but was still able to win the Brownlow Medal, polling 31 votes, whilst collecting 29 votes from Rounds 2 to 14.

Nat Fyfe became the first Brownlow Medal winner from Fremantle and polled three votes ahead of the previous winner, Matt Priddis.

Nat Fyfe had a plate inserted into the leg, and in May 2016, following medical advice, Fremantle opted to have the plate removed once the bone had healed, ruling Fyfe out for the remainder of the season.

In February 2017, Nat Fyfe was announced as Fremantle's captain and he returned from his injury during the 2017 JLT Community Series against the West Coast Eagles, he recorded 22 disposals in the 55-point loss.

Nat Fyfe's stats decreased during the 2017 season, only averaging 26.4 disposals down from the 28.8 he averaged during the 2015 season.

Nat Fyfe still had a strong season, kicking 17 goals and recording a career-high tackles.

Nat Fyfe missed out on the All-Australian Team, not even being named in the initial 40-man squad.

Nat Fyfe polled 15 votes at 2017 Brownlow Medal, finishing 11th.

Nat Fyfe was in career-best form at the start of the 2018 AFL season, playing a match-winning hand in a number of the club's early wins.

Nat Fyfe suffered a hamstring injury in Fremantle's Round 15 clash against the Brisbane Lions, hobbling off in the first quarter, and resulting in him spending six weeks on the sidelines.

Nat Fyfe returned in Fremantle's Round 22 clash against Geelong, recording 37 disposals and 7 clearances, despite the best on ground performance, Geelong demolished Fremantle by 133 points.

Nat Fyfe missed the All-Australian Team, not making the 40-man squad.

Nat Fyfe started the 2019 AFL season strongly, recording 32 disposals, 8 inside-fifties, and 10 clearances in Fremantle's Round 1 clash against North Melbourne, Nat Fyfe followed up that performance with a similar one the next week, recording 31 disposals and 9 clearances.

Nat Fyfe continued this form throughout the season and was considered as being one of the favourites to win the Brownlow Medal.

Nat Fyfe finished the season with a career-high disposals and a career-high average, increasing his disposal average to 29.2.

Nat Fyfe made the 2019 All-Australian Team, his first time making it since 2015, and was named Captain of the team for the first time in his career.

Nat Fyfe went on to only miss one match, returning in Fremantle's comeback win against St Kilda to be among the best players with two goals; however, Fyfe strained the same hamstring at training a few days later, and was expected to miss several matches, before returning in Fremantle's upset win over Collingwood in Round 9.

Nat Fyfe played almost half of the 2021 AFL season before being side lined for three games after injuring his shoulder in Fremantle's Round 12 clash against the Western Bulldogs.

Nat Fyfe had his season cut short when he reinjured his shoulder in Fremantle's Round 19 game against Sydney.

Nat Fyfe missed the first half of the 2022 AFL season after an off-season shoulder operation impacted his pre-season.

Nat Fyfe made his return to football through the WAFL playing for Peel Thunder, Nat Fyfe's first WAFL appearance since the 2010 AFL season.

Nat Fyfe made his AFL return during Fremantle's round thirteen game against Hawthorn.

Nat Fyfe was among Fremantle's best in round 17 during the 41 point win over St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, kicking an equal game-high 3 goals and collecting 21 disposals.

Nat Fyfe suffered a hamstring injury during Fremantle's round nineteen game against Richmond which saw him side lined for the next three games, he made his return during Fremantle's round 23 clash against Greater Western Sydney.

Nat Fyfe was expected to partake in Fremantle's finals campaign but another hamstring injury sustained during training on the opposite leg of his previous hamstring injury saw him ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Nat Fyfe made his forward debut in the opening round of the 2023 AFL season against St Kilda, collecting nine disposals and kicking a point.

Nat Fyfe was a late withdrawal from Fremantle's round two game against North Melbourne due to a foot injury.

Nat Fyfe made his return in round eight during Fremantle's 69-point thumping over Hawthorn at Optus.

Nat Fyfe entered the game in the third quarter as the substitute, and kicked a goal in the final quarter.

Nat Fyfe made his return from injury against the Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium for Fremantle's opening game of the year.

Nat Fyfe played well collecting 21 disposals during the 23 point win.