#9 - Nic Naitanui

[Ochre]

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[DrTomSwift]

Clearly beacause NicNat is so great a whole board must sponsor him rather than an individual.

Communal sponsorship thread ftw.

 

[DrTomSwift]

Naitanui In The News

Nicholas Naitanui stops AFL draft camp during jump test
http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/naitanui-stops-draft-camp/story-e6frg1xu-1111117654473

RECRUITERS feverishly scribbled on notepads, coaches chatted and the players buzzed around them. Then, it all stopped.

Nicholas Naitanui was stepping up for the running vertical-leap test. The basketball centre at the Australian Institute of Sport fell silent

Naitanui Raises to Stardom
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=140987

Nic Naitanui's continuing rise to stardom will put pressure on Dean Cox to prove he is still the club's number one ruckman, as well as helping ease his workload, according to teammate Matt Priddis.

West Coast delighted with dominant second-year ruckman Nic Naitanui
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...man-nic-naitanui/story-e6frf9jf-1225830401701

WEST Coast was still pinching itself yesterday, not so much over its first NAB Cup win since 2005, but more because of the sensational form of second-year ruckman Nic Naitanui in the Eagles' 35-point win over Essendon in Perth on Friday night.

Naitanui Favourite to be 2010 Rising Star
http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/naitanui-favourite-to-be-2010-rising-star-20100222-oqyc.html

West Coast youngster Nicholas Naitanui has become the runaway favourite with bookies to be crowned the 2010 AFL Rising Star.

Thousands of dollars were wagered on the dreadlocked big man following his stunning performance in the Eagles' NAB Cup defeat of Essendon.

Naitanui the ideal ruckman: Primus
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...l-ruckman-primus/story-e6frg7mf-1225833197789

HE'S fast, nimble and lays a crunching tackle, but Matthew Primus says the best thing about young Eagle Nic Naitanui is he arrived a decade too late. "I'm probably happy that I'm retired and not playing against him," said Primus, one of the AFL's premier ruckmen in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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[wirra44]

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All his great highlights

 

[mehow2g]

Naitanuis away!!

 

[wirra44]

 

[bighit006]

Nait is great.

 

[Shazzman]

Classic thread

 

[RipItUp]

That Pic of Nic and Brown is awesome.
Makes Campbell Brown look like a midget

 

[DrTomSwift]

Nic reminds me of Ronaldhino. Both play football the same way they did when they were kids.

 

[mezaire]

Just spoke to my Pop who said "Naitanui looks like a drunk tarantula, you never know which way he is going to go!"

Laughed sooo hard!!!

 

[bigburger]

i wanT to sEcks him

 

[DrTomSwift]

Round 1, 2010. West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions.

 

[wirra44]

I loved his goal, picked up cleanly and then converted nicely on the run

 

[Crimson King]

 

[wirra44]

Round 2 vs Port Adelaide

 

[DrTomSwift]

Nic Naitanui was the leading vote getter for WCE in the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year scoring. He received 5 votes while Justin Westhoff (Port) received 7 and Josh Kennedy (WCE) scored 3. Of the 21 disposals that Naitanui had 20 were contested and with 9 clearances and 9 insides 50's he was unlucky to be nominated for the Rising Star Award.

Oh and he also equaled the hard ball gets record.

 

[bodazoka]

Robbed of Rd2 Rising star!

 

[bigburger]

Who does he have **** to get a rising star nomo.

 

[DrTomSwift]

Round 3 vs North Melbourne

Again one of the few players who could hold his head up high.

 

[sledbomber]

I just wanted to say thanks for taking this guy Eagles. He is an absolute freak, I just love watching Eagles games now knowing he is going to be involved. He is just so exciting to watch. I am also so impressed with his rapid development. Last season he seemed very limited with his disposal by foot but it is clear that he has spent a lot of time on this over the pre season and he is now very reliable. It really looks like he is going to live up to his potential. It is astonishing that at just 19 he is already as good as he is.

I just can't wait to see how his career plays out, I am just so excited by him. Enjoy the next 15 years of his career boys it is going to be a sensational journey.

 

[bigburger]

I just wanted to say thanks for taking this guy Eagles. He is an absolute freak, I just love watching Eagles games now knowing he is going to be involved. He is just so exciting to watch. I am also so impressed with his rapid development. Last season he seemed very limited with his disposal by foot but it is clear that he has spent a lot of time on this over the pre season and he is now very reliable. It really looks like he is going to live up to his potential. It is astonishing that at just 19 he is already as good as he is.

I just can't wait to see how his career plays out, I am just so excited by him. Enjoy the next 15 years of his career boys it is going to be a sensational journey.

Cheers but as a Dees supporter I wouldn't be going round saying that too often, your mods might card you

 

[DrTomSwift]

Round 4 vs Essendon
Another great effort from the great man, he also got an equal high in clearances with 7 and another 10 contested possessions.

 

[jdisc]

Who does he have **** to get a rising star nomo.

the opposition, which he is currently doing

 

[bigburger]

Awesome Quotes about NicNat.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/92473/default.aspx

Words used to describe Naitanui by the coaches in explaining their choices included "freakish athleticism", "agility for a big man is amazing", "rare attributes" and "will dominate his position".

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/92826/default.aspx

SYDNEY Swans coach Paul Roos says there is little point planning to nullify West Coast's rising star Nic Naitanui because he simply doesn't know what the high-flying Eagle will do.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/92671/default.aspx

IT WAS only a matter of time before West Coast sensation Nic Naitanui was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/92667/default.aspx

NIC NAITANUI'S performance against Essendon on Friday night has resulted in him being awarded a maximum 10 votes in the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year award.

Naitanui had 13 possessions and 17 hit-outs to guide West Coast to victory against the Bombers.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/92518/default.aspx

WEST Coast assistant coach Daniel Metropolis says it was hard to maintain control in the coach's box on Friday night as Nic Naitanui produced a game-breaking first half against Essendon.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...y-over-athletics/story-e6frepf6-1225856616617

IT BEGAN with a Superman leap of monumental proportions, and quickly snowballed into one of football's great urban legends.

Did Nic Naitanui's high jump of 1.96m at a high school carnival give him the chance to represent Fiji at the Olympic Games as a 17-year-old?

The story has repeatedly circulated that Naitanui reached the qualifying height at a schoolboy meet, but knocked back the chance to jump for Fiji.

Yesterday, the Herald Sun went looking for answers, and as often is the case, found the story was at least half-true.

Yes, magical Naitanui was so athletically gifted a career as an Olympic high-jumper beckoned.

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/naitanui-rivals-judd-worsfold-20100417-slku.html

RUCKMAN Nic Naitanui is rivalling Chris Judd as the most exciting young player John Worsfold has seen in over a decade of coaching.

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/naitanui-eyes-future-89794

West Coast NAB Rising Star nominee Nick Naitanui has issued an ominous warning to the rest of the competition - he's going to get better.

Reading these gives me a hard on.

Enjoy!