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Nick Lower

Fremantle, Port Adelaide, Footscray and Western Bulldogs

AFL career

55 games11 goals

Debut
R19 2006 v WBD12 Aug 2006
Most recent
R14 2013 v MEL29 June 2013

Stats

AFL

2013
WBD
13
8.3
6.2
14.5
2.9
0.7
1.9
5.2
0.2
0.2
63
58
2012
FRE
3
13.7
10.3
24.0
2.7
1.7
1.0
7.3
0.3
0.0
100
89
2011
FRE
19
9.5
8.9
18.4
3.5
1.4
1.3
4.6
0.4
0.4
76
82
2009
PAD
5
7.4
7.2
14.6
1.6
0.8
0.6
1.8
0.0
0.2
48
55
2008
PAD
11
4.8
8.8
13.6
2.7
1.0
1.2
2.5
0.0
0.2
48
60
2006
PAD
4
3.8
4.3
8.0
1.0
0.5
0.3
1.5
0.0
0.0
29
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VFL

2014
FTS
14
14.0
11.4
25.4
4.0
0.9
1.6
6.5
0.2
0.6
101
2013
WIL
3
9.3
8.3
17.7
2.0
0.0
1.7
7.3
0.3
0.0
77
League
Season
MEL
MCG
R14
6
7
13
2
1
3
0
6
0.0
54
64
RCH
ES
R13
2
3
5
1
0
0
0
2
0.0
23
26
COL
ES
R12
11
9
20
7
0
1
0
3
0.1
82
54
PAD
TIO
R10
7
10
17
1
0
2
0
8
0.0
70
78
STK
ES
R9
6
5
11
2
1
5
0
8
0.0
52
40
GCS
MS
R8
10
14
24
4
2
1
0
4
0.0
85
95
NTH
ES
R7
8
8
16
2
1
1
0
15
0.0
104
95
WCE
PS
R6
10
6
16
2
1
4
0
8
1.0
75
65
GEE
ES
R5
11
7
18
3
1
2
0
3
0.0
63
45
ADE
AAMI
R4
9
6
15
3
1
1
0
2
0.0
54
43
RCH
ES
R3
7
3
10
3
1
2
0
3
0.0
43
48
FRE
ES
R2
10
1
11
6
0
1
0
3
1.0
65
55
BRL
ES
R1
11
2
13
2
0
2
0
3
0.1
50
46

Profile

Born
23 June 1987 (age 39y 120d)
Height
187 cm
Weight
87 kg

Teams

Recruited to Port Adelaide in the 2005 National Draft, Nick Lower entered the league at the same time as his twin brother Ed, though he carved out his own reputation as a tenacious, hard-tackling midfielder who had to fight for opportunities across three different clubs. Initially unable to cement a permanent spot in the Power lineup, he was delisted following the 2009 season but earned an AFL lifeline with Fremantle via the rookie list after a dominant SANFL campaign with Norwood. His time at the Dockers produced arguably his best football, as he emerged as a prolific ball-winner and shutdown specialist during the 2011 season, yet he was surprisingly cutout again at the end of 2012 due to list management pressures. Lower finished his career as a journeyman at the Western Bulldogs, where his contested work and defensive pressure were utilised in a tagging role for one final season before his retirement.