Nicholas Suban (born 9 May 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nicholas Suban | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1990 | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat Rebels, TAC Cup | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2017 | Fremantle | 156 (60) | |
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| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Originally from Bacchus Marsh, Victoria and of Slovenian origin,[citation needed] Suban captained both the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup and Victoria Country in the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1][2] He was named in both the Under 18 All-Australian Team and the TAC Cup Team of the Year in both 2007 and 2008.[3] Suban was drafted by Fremantle with the 24th selection in the 2008 AFL Draft.
Suban is only the second player to wear the number 8 guernsey for Fremantle, following the retirement of inaugural squad member Shaun McManus in 2008.[4] Along with fellow new recruit Stephen Hill, Suban made his debut in the opening round of the 2009 AFL season,[5] and both played all 22 games for the season.[6] In Round 21, Suban was one of Fremantle's best players in their 54-point win over Essendon. His career-high 25 possession and two goal game earnt him an AFL Rising Star nomination.[7]
In April 2010, Suban extended his contract until the end of the 2012 season.[6] After playing 25 consecutive games from his debut in 2009, Suban missed his first game in Round 4 of the 2010 season due to an ankle injury suffered in the final minutes of Fremantle's win over Geelong at Subiaco Oval.[8] He returned in round 9 and played 13 more games for the year. In round 4 of the 2011 season against North Melbourne at Subiaco Oval, Suban fractured his right fibula when his leg was trapped under teammate Ryan Crowley.[9] He missed over three months of football before returning to play in the Western Derby in Round 18.[10]
Suban had a disappointing 2012 season, being tried in a variety of positions in his 14 games, often as the substitute player. In 2013, however, he moved to play more in the midfield,[11] and played in 22 games, including the 2013 AFL Grand Final. He played his 100th game for Fremantle in a surprise loss to bottom placed St Kilda in round 18 of the 2014 season.[12][13][14]
He was delisted by Fremantle at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[15]
Honours and achievements edit
Team
- McClelland Trophy (Fremantle) 2015
- 4x WAFL Premiership Player (Claremont) 2012 (Peel Thunder) 2016 2017 (South Fremantle) 2020
Individual
- 2009 AFL Rising Star nominee
- Fremantle Life Member: 2017
Statistics edit
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[16]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2009 | Fremantle | 8 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 191 | 84 | 275 | 56 | 65 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Fremantle | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 139 | 71 | 210 | 40 | 67 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | Fremantle | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 40 | 133 | 22 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | Fremantle | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 38 | 149 | 26 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | Fremantle | 8 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 223 | 106 | 329 | 67 | 78 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | Fremantle | 8 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 174 | 109 | 283 | 42 | 81 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | Fremantle | 8 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 231 | 103 | 334 | 51 | 93 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | Fremantle | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 113 | 83 | 196 | 27 | 74 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| Career | 144 | 56 | 58 | 1275 | 634 | 1909 | 331 | 529 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | ||
Notes edit
- ^ Football, football and more football
- ^ Suban to captain country; 23 May 2008
- ^ Parnaby, Travis; Ellis coaches 2008 TAC Cup Team of the Year
- ^ Pike, Chris (20 December 2008); Numbers up for Suban, Hill
- ^ Hope, Shayne (27 March 2009); Hill, Suban confirmed starters
- ^ a b Suban extends stay with Dockers
- ^ Suban snares nomination (25 August 2009)
- ^ Suban cleared of serious damage
- ^ Suban back in eight weeks: Dockers
- ^ White, Simon (22 July 2011). "Suban back but Palmer out again".
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (20 February 2013). "Suban to step into middle".
- ^ Elborough, Brad (15 July 2014). "Nick Suban celebrates 100 games with Fremantle".
- ^ Miller, Dale (15 July 2014). "Suban still proving himself as a Docker". The West Australian.
- ^ King, Travis (19 July 2014). "Inspired Saints end losing streak with shock demolition of Dockers". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- ^ King, Travis (27 October 2017). "Dockers axe versatile mid after nine years". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Nick Suban's player profile at AFL Tables
External links edit
- Nick Suban's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Nick Suban's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Nic Suban WAFL statistics