| Craig Nettelbeck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Craig Nettelbeck | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-05-26)26 May 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Original team(s) | Leeton | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1990–1994 | Sydney Swans | 45 (27) | |
| 1995 | Fremantle | 0(0) | |
| 1996–1998 | Melbourne | 33 (15) | |
| Total | 78 (42) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Craig Nettelbeck (born 26 May 1972) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played with theSydney Swans andMelbourne in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Nettelbeck was signed by Sydney in 1989, from the Leeton Football Club in theNew South Wales Riverina and would be used by the Swans both as a full-back and forward.[1] He was delisted by Sydney after making just two appearances in each of the 1993 and 1994 seasons.[2]
Drafted byFremantle, Nettelbeck moved to Western Australia in 1995 and took part in Fremantle's first official fixture, anAnsett Cup match againstSt Kilda. He was unable however to make an appearance for Fremantle in the AFL and spent the season in theWest Australian Football League withEast Perth,[3] playing nine games and kicking 19 goals.
Melbourne selected Nettelbeck in the1996 Pre-season Draft, with the second overall selection and he played 20 games for them in his first season.[2][4] He was troubled by a shoulder injury in 1997 and played only reserves football in 1998.[5]
Nettelbeck attempted to join his fourth club, theWestern Bulldogs, in 1999 but was badly injured during a pre-season intra-club match.
After his retirement from the sport he became asports agent.[6]
