1. Nathan "Bassy" Bassett was born on 7 December 1976 and is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
13 Facts About Nathan Bassett
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Nathan Bassett is currently an assistant coach with the Port Adelaide Football Club.
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Nathan Bassett impressed in the pre season and made his debut at 21 for the Crows in round 1 1998, showing promise in defence.
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Nathan Bassett was hardly beaten in his debut season, finishing tenth in the Best and Fairest despite only playing 13 games and missing out on finals.
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Nathan Bassett played 210 games for Adelaide and topped off a great 2005 season by being named Best Team Man and coming runner up in the club's Best and Fairest award.
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In 2006 Nathan Bassett was named to the All-Australian Team, along with his teammates Andrew McLeod and Simon Goodwin.
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Nathan Bassett was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1997.
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Nathan Bassett was the senior coach of the Norwood Football Club which plays in the South Australian National Football League.
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Nathan Bassett coached them to the Grand Final in his first season in 2010, where they were runners up.
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Nathan Bassett then led the Redlegs to their 28th SANFL premiership with a 12.7 to 3.12 win over West Adelaide in the 2012 Grand Final at AAMI Stadium.
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On 17 October 2013, Nathan Bassett was confirmed as an assistant coach to Mark Thompson at Essendon.
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Nathan Bassett remained an assistant at Essendon until the end of 2015.
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On 18 September 2015, Nathan Bassett was announced as an assistant coach at the Port Adelaide Football Club.