| Nakia Cockatoo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nakia Cockatoo | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Original team(s) | NT Thunder (NEAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 10,2014 national draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder /Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2020 | Geelong | 34 (25) | |
| 2021–2023 | Brisbane Lions | 15 (7) | |
| Total | 49 (32) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nakia Cockatoo (/nəˈkaɪə/nə-KY-ə;[1] born 23 October 1996) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theBrisbane Lions andGeelong in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Cockatoo was born in theNorthern Territory into a family ofIndigenous Australian descent (Jupangati andMarrithiyal)[2] and was raised in the small town ofHumpty Doo. He began playing football atAuskick level with the Humpty Doo Bombers.[3] He played his junior football withSouthern Districts in theNTFL and theNorthern Territory Thunder in theNEAFL.[4]
He has strong family connections toQueensland, with his surname deriving from his great-great-great grandfather, who was known as 'Old Man Cockatoo' in theCape York Peninsula[5] as well as three of his Queensland-based unclesChe,David andDonald playing professional football in theAFL.[6] Several female cousins of his are also involved in theGold Coast Suns' developmental football academy.[7]
Cockatoo was drafted with pick 10 in the2014 AFL Draft,[8] byGeelong Football Club. He made his debut in the first round of the2015 AFL season againstHawthorn.[9]
At the conclusion of the2020 AFL season, Cockatoo was traded to theBrisbane Lions,[10] where he would play 15 games before retiring at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
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 | ||||
| 2015 | Geelong | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 84 | 29 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | Geelong | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 74 | 42 | 116 | 28 | 39 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | Geelong | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 30 | 103 | 24 | 42 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | Geelong | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Geelong | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Geelong | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 27 | 76 | 22 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career[11] | 49 | 32 | 26 | 275 | 171 | 446 | 114 | 148 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | ||
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