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Nathan Eagleton

Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide

AFL career

277 games231 goals

Debut
R5 1997 v BRL27 Apr 1997
Most recent
PF 2010 v STK18 Sept 2010

Stats

2010
WBD
16
11.8
6.3
18.1
5.4
0.4
0.4
2.3
0.9
0.6
78
62
2009
WBD
25
11.2
8.4
19.5
5.4
0.5
0.4
2.4
0.7
0.6
80
73
2008
WBD
23
13.1
6.9
20.0
5.8
0.8
0.5
2.5
0.8
0.4
85
77
2007
WBD
20
13.2
7.2
20.3
6.3
0.6
0.7
2.0
0.7
0.5
84
74
2006
WBD
21
12.3
5.5
17.8
5.0
0.7
0.5
1.7
1.0
0.5
75
-
2005
WBD
22
11.4
7.2
18.6
5.4
0.7
0.4
1.5
1.3
0.8
79
-
2004
WBD
22
12.5
6.5
19.0
6.2
0.5
0.5
2.0
0.8
0.7
82
-
2003
WBD
16
9.8
6.1
15.8
4.3
0.6
0.4
1.6
0.9
0.2
65
-
2002
WBD
12
5.8
4.6
10.4
3.1
0.3
0.8
1.2
0.5
0.8
42
-
2001
WBD
21
10.1
4.7
14.8
4.4
0.6
0.8
1.3
0.8
0.5
62
-
2000
WBD
23
10.0
3.6
13.6
3.9
0.8
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
58
-
1999
PAD
16
7.6
1.8
9.3
2.6
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.9
40
-
1998
PAD
22
11.8
3.8
15.6
3.3
0.8
0.7
0.8
1.1
0.8
62
-
1997
PAD
18
9.3
1.5
10.8
2.1
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.6
1.3
42
-
League
Season
STK
MCG
PF
12
8
20
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
58
34
SYD
MCG
SF
10
8
18
5
0
0
0
2
0.0
69
82
COL
MCG
QF
9
2
11
1
0
0
0
5
0.0
54
41
ESS
ES
R22
11
7
18
5
0
2
0
1
3.0
78
65
SYD
SCG
R21
14
3
17
4
2
0
0
0
2.1
75
71
GEE
ES
R20
9
7
16
2
1
0
0
2
0.1
57
26
ADE
AAMI
R19
17
9
26
6
0
0
0
3
1.1
106
118
PAD
TIO
R16
13
10
23
12
0
1
0
2
1.1
107
69
WCE
SUB
R13
15
4
19
6
0
1
0
2
1.1
83
72
BRL
ES
R12
10
5
15
4
2
0
0
6
1.1
85
71
COL
ES
R11
9
10
19
4
0
0
0
2
0.0
67
49
NTH
ES
R9
18
5
23
12
0
1
0
1
1.0
107
62
SYD
MO
R8
11
3
14
5
1
2
0
3
1.1
68
56
STK
ES
R6
7
7
14
5
0
0
0
4
0.0
66
48
ADE
ES
R5
15
7
22
9
0
0
0
2
3.2
114
75
BRL
Gabba
R4
9
6
15
5
1
0
0
1
0.0
59
46

Profile

Born
10 Nov 1978 (age 47y 345d)
Height
180 cm
Weight
83 kg

Teams

An inaugural squad member for Port Adelaide, Nathan Eagleton burst onto the scene in 1997, quickly establishing himself with his pace and endurance. Despite a promising start in South Australia where he showed flashes of brilliance as a creative small forward, he was traded to the Western Bulldogs ahead of the 2000 season in exchange for Brett Montgomery. The deal is frequently cited by football historians as a rare "win-win" trade, as Eagleton found a long-term home at Whitten Oval and transitioned into one of the competition's most reliable outside runners.

Instantly recognisable on the field due to his battle with alopecia, Eagleton was a vital component of the Bulldogs' transition game during the Rodney Eade era. His playstyle was defined by elite aerobic capacity and a piercing left boot, often used to break defensive lines and launch counter-attacks from the wing or half-back flank. He finished top-three in the Charles Sutton Medal count in consecutive years during his prime and remained a key contributor through the club's preliminary final campaigns in the late 2000s, retiring in 2010 as a highly respected 200-game player for the club.