Nathan Lovett-Murray
Encyclopedia
Nathan Lovett-Murray is a professional Australian rules football
er playing for the Essendon Football Club
in the Australian Football League
.
Lovett-Murray has played much of his career as a hard-running defender, but can also play in other positions and has been known to push forward. In 2010 he has added to this versatility spending large amounts of time as a tough, ball-winning midfielder.
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He began his football in Victoria playing country football with Heywood and the North Ballarat Rebels
.
, playing for the Williamstown Seagulls in the Victorian Football League
.
After switching to the Bendigo Bombers
, he was rookie listed by Essendon in the 2003 Rookie Draft.
Lovett-Murray was promoted to the senior list early in the 2004 season
and played 20 games. He spent the 2005 season
on the rookie list again, he was promoted again that season and stayed on the senior list since then.
Lovett-Murray belongs to a sporting family and is the great-grandson of pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls
who played for Fitzroy Football Club
. In addition he is the cousin of former Essendon Football Club player Andrew Lovett
.
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 playing for the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
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...
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Lovett-Murray has played much of his career as a hard-running defender, but can also play in other positions and has been known to push forward. In 2010 he has added to this versatility spending large amounts of time as a tough, ball-winning midfielder.
Early life
Nathan has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wamba-Wamba and GunditjmaraGunditjmara
Gunditjmara, or Gundidj for short, are an Indigenous Australian group from western Victoria . Their neighbours to the west were the Buandig people, to the north the Jardwadjali and Djab wurrung peoples, and in the east the Girai wurrung people.The name may also be spelt Gournditch-Mara...
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He began his football in Victoria playing country football with Heywood and the North Ballarat Rebels
North Ballarat Rebels
The North Ballarat Rebels are an Australian rules football club which play in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia.North Ballarat is one of four regional clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL to have clubs set in all regions of the state.This was to help aid in player...
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AFL career
Lovett-Murray was initially rookie listed by CollingwoodCollingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, playing for the Williamstown Seagulls in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
.
After switching to the Bendigo Bombers
Bendigo Bombers
The Bendigo Bombers Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia playing in the Victorian Football League .-Brief history:...
, he was rookie listed by Essendon in the 2003 Rookie Draft.
Lovett-Murray was promoted to the senior list early in the 2004 season
2004 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2004.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-Wizard Home Loans Cup:The Wizard Home Loans Cup Final saw St...
and played 20 games. He spent the 2005 season
2005 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2005.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:...
on the rookie list again, he was promoted again that season and stayed on the senior list since then.
Personal life
In August 2009, it was reported that Lovett-Murray's home had been raided by police on the 3rd of August. He was charged with possession of a drug of dependency, after the search found a single tablet of ecstasy at his home. However on December the 11th it was reported that the drug charge against him had been dismissed.Lovett-Murray belongs to a sporting family and is the great-grandson of pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls
Douglas Nicholls
Sir Douglas Ralph "Doug" Nicholls KCVO, OBE, was a prominent Aboriginal Australian from the Yorta Yorta people. He was a professional athlete, Churches of Christ pastor and church planter, ceremonial officer and a pioneering campaigner for reconciliation.Nicholls was the first Aboriginal person to...
who played for Fitzroy Football Club
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
. In addition he is the cousin of former Essendon Football Club player Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett
Andrew Lovett is an Aboriginal Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for Essendon between 2005 and 2009...
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External links
- Nathan Lovett-Murray profile on Essendon Football Club Official Website
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/11/2768829.htm