Nathan Djerrkura
Geelong Cats
- All Australian U18 (2006)
- Northern Territory U18 (2006)
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Nathan Djerrkura
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nathan Djerrkura | |
| Date of Birth | 19 September 1988 | |
| Place of Birth | Yirrkala, Northern Territory | |
| Recruited from | Wanderers (NT) | |
| Draft | 25th overall, 2006 Geelong Cats |
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| Height/Weight | 186cm / 80kg | |
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| Current club | Geelong | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Playing career1 | ||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
| 2007 – | Geelong | 0 (0) |
| ¹ Playing statistics to end of 2007 season. | ||
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Representative Honours
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Nathan "Djidi" Djerrkura (born 19 September 1988) is an Australian Football League player for The Geelong Football Club.
Taken at pick 25 in the 2006 National AFL Draft, Djerrkura is a highly rated young midfielder with a great work ethic and a strong body for his size. He gets a lot of hard ball gets and can kick goals when required. He was one of the best prospects from the Northern Territory in 2006, and was featured on SBS in a draft special.
Djerrkura played 2 NAB Cup matches in 2007, and was close to making his debut in Rounds 1 and 2 after strong reserves form, until he received a setback when he was injured early in the season playing football in the VFL.
He is the son of Gatjil Djerrkura, former chairman of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.[1] Djerrkura's nickname is Djidi which means "black magic." [2]
Djerrkura participated in the 2008 AFL Grand Final sprint, coming 1st in his heat and going on to come 3rd overall.
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