| Nick Suban | |||
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 Nick Suban, May 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nicholas Suban | ||
| Born | (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Original teams | North Ballarat Rebels,TAC Cup | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2017 | Fremantle | 156 (60) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nicholas Suban (born 9 May 1990) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theFremantle Football Club in theAustralian Football League.
Originally fromBacchus Marsh, Victoria and ofSlovenian origin,[citation needed] Suban captained both theNorth Ballarat Rebels in theTAC Cup and Victoria Country in the2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1][2] He was named in both the Under 18 All-Australian Team and the TAC Cup Team of the Year in both 2007 and 2008.[3] Suban was drafted by Fremantle with the 24th selection in the2008 AFL draft.
Suban is only the second player to wear the number 8guernsey for Fremantle, following the retirement of inaugural squad memberShaun McManus in 2008.[4] Along with fellow new recruitStephen Hill, Suban made his debut in the opening round of the2009 AFL season,[5] and both played all 22 games for the season.[6] In Round 21, Suban was one of Fremantle's best players in their 54-point win overEssendon. His career-high 25 possession and two goal game earnt him anAFL Rising Star nomination.[7]
In April 2010, Suban extended his contract until the end of the 2012 season.[6] After playing 25 consecutive games from his debut in 2009, Suban missed his first game in Round 4 of the 2010 season due to an ankle injury suffered in the final minutes of Fremantle's win over Geelong at Subiaco Oval.[8] He returned in round 9 and played 13 more games for the year. In round 4 of the 2011 season againstNorth Melbourne atSubiaco Oval, Suban fractured his rightfibula when his leg was trapped under teammateRyan Crowley.[9] He missed over three months of football before returning to play in theWestern Derby in Round 18.[10]
Suban had a disappointing 2012 season, being tried in a variety of positions in his 14 games, often as the substitute player. In 2013, however, he moved to play more in the midfield,[11] and played in 22 games, including the2013 AFL Grand Final. He played his 100th game for Fremantle in a surprise loss to bottom placedSt Kilda in round 18 of the 2014 season.[12][13][14]
He was delisted by Fremantle at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[15]
Team
Individual
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2009 | Fremantle | 8 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 191 | 84 | 275 | 56 | 65 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Fremantle | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 139 | 71 | 210 | 40 | 67 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | Fremantle | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 40 | 133 | 22 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | Fremantle | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 38 | 149 | 26 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | Fremantle | 8 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 223 | 106 | 329 | 67 | 78 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | Fremantle | 8 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 174 | 109 | 283 | 42 | 81 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | Fremantle | 8 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 231 | 103 | 334 | 51 | 93 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | Fremantle | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 113 | 83 | 196 | 27 | 74 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| Career | 144 | 56 | 58 | 1275 | 634 | 1909 | 331 | 529 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | ||
