Nathan Eagleton was born on 10 November 1978 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
11 Facts About Nathan Eagleton
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Nathan Eagleton was recruited as a zone selection by Port Adelaide for its inaugural AFL season in 1997.
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Nathan Eagleton played his first game for Port Adelaide in 1997 against Brisbane in round 5,1997.
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Nathan Eagleton was traded to the Western Bulldogs in 2000, in exchange for Brett Montgomery and a second-round draft pick.
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Nathan Eagleton got off to a slow start but was a key player for the Bulldogs in 2004 and 2005.
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Nathan Eagleton is recognised as having a long and raking left foot kick, regularly kicking goals from outside the 50m line.
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Nathan Eagleton retired from the AFL at the end of the 2010 season.
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Nathan Eagleton was the final player from Port Adelaide's inaugural season to still be playing in the AFL, following Warren Tredrea's retirement due to injury earlier that year.
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Nathan Eagleton returned to South Australia and played with SANFL club Norwood for one season in 2011, before announcing his retirement from the sport in April 2012.
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Briefly returning to the sport to see out the end of the 2012 Southern Football League season, Eagleton rejoined the Happy Valley Football Club to play alongside his three brothers, Jonathan, Damien and Michael, and went on to win the competition with them.
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Nathan Eagleton played in guernsey numbers 25 and 11 with Port Adelaide and number 10 with the Bulldogs.