| Nick Larkey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nick Larkey | ||
| Nickname(s) | Souv, Souvlarkey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 73,2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 18, 2017,North Melbourne vs.Essendon, atEtihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | North Melbourne | 121 (251) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nick Larkey (born 6 June 1998) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer playing for theNorth Melbourne Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by North Melbourne with their fourth selection and seventy-third overall in the2016 national draft.[2] He made his debut againstEssendon atDocklands Stadium in round eighteen of the 2017 season.[3]
Larkey was selected by North Melbourne with pick 73 in the 2016 AFL draft. Prior he played junior football for Hawthorn Citizens and Kew Comets in theYJFL, before progressing toOakleigh Chargers in theTAC Cup.[4]
In 2018 Larkey won the VFL's leading goal-kicker award, theJim 'Frosty' Miller Medal, after kicking 41 goals across 17 matches with the North Melbourne reserves team in that competition.[5]
Larkey received a2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 16 of the2019 AFL season, for his five goal effort againstSt Kilda atBlundstone Arena.[6]
In 2021, Larkey replacedBen Brown as North’s key forward, playing 22 games that season and leading the team’s goal kicking tally with 42 goals. He followed that up with 38 goals in 2022 and 71 in 2023, putting him in the top three goalkickers for that year.[7]
Larkey kicked a career high nine goals against the Gold Coast in the final round of 2023. His good form in that year was rewarded with a five-year contract extension to 2029.[8]
Larkey was named in the All-Australian team in 2023.[9]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2017 | North Melbourne | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | North Melbourne | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | North Melbourne | 20 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 86 | 71 | 157 | 63 | 27 | 53 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | North Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | North Melbourne | 20 | 22 | 42 | 15 | 123 | 87 | 210 | 84 | 27 | 30 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3 |
| 2022 | North Melbourne | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 127 | 67 | 194 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 20 | 23 | 71 | 24 | 152 | 64 | 216 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 20 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 145 | 74 | 219 | 99 | 23 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Career | 117 | 237 | 83 | 676 | 388 | 1064 | 443 | 76 | 122 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 18 | ||
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