Nathan Eagleton
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Nathan Eagleton is an Australian rules football
er who played in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Eagleton played junior level football for West Adelaide
in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL). He was recruited as a zone selection by the Port Adelaide Football Club
for its inaugural AFL season in 1997. He played his first game for Port Adelaide Football Club
in 1997 against the Brisbane Lions
in Round 5, 1997. In a match in 1999, he collapsed on field, and was diagnosed and treated for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
.
Eagleton was traded to the Western Bulldogs
in 2000, in exchange for Brett Montgomery
and a second round draft pick. He got off to a slow start but was a key player for the Bulldogs in 2004 and 2005.
Known as "The Bald Eagle" for his clean-shaven head and surname, in 2005 he was a very important player for the Western Bulldogs, his skill and run proving vital to the team's late-season charge. He kicked a career best 28 goals in 2005. He is recognised as having a long, raking left foot kick, regularly kicking goals from outside the 50m line.
Eagleton retired from the AFL at the end of the 2010 season. He was the last player from Port Adelaide's inaugural season to still be playing in the AFL. He returned to South Australia, and played with SANFL club Norwood
in 2011.
Eagleton played in guernsey numbers 25 and 11 with Port Adelaide, and number 10 with the Bulldogs. He is married with two young children.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Eagleton played junior level football for West Adelaide
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL). He was recruited as a zone selection by the Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
for its inaugural AFL season in 1997. He played his first game for Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
in 1997 against the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
in Round 5, 1997. In a match in 1999, he collapsed on field, and was diagnosed and treated for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome is a disorder of the heart in which the ventricles of the heart contract prematurely due to an accessory pathway known as the bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles...
.
Eagleton was traded to the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
in 2000, in exchange for Brett Montgomery
Brett Montgomery
Brett Montgomery is a retired Australian rules football player and current assistant coach with the Western Bulldogs.-Early life:...
and a second round draft pick. He got off to a slow start but was a key player for the Bulldogs in 2004 and 2005.
Known as "The Bald Eagle" for his clean-shaven head and surname, in 2005 he was a very important player for the Western Bulldogs, his skill and run proving vital to the team's late-season charge. He kicked a career best 28 goals in 2005. He is recognised as having a long, raking left foot kick, regularly kicking goals from outside the 50m line.
Eagleton retired from the AFL at the end of the 2010 season. He was the last player from Port Adelaide's inaugural season to still be playing in the AFL. He returned to South Australia, and played with SANFL club Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
in 2011.
Eagleton played in guernsey numbers 25 and 11 with Port Adelaide, and number 10 with the Bulldogs. He is married with two young children.