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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 3 January 1980 |
| Recruited from | St. Marys (VMFL)/Preston U18 (TAC Cup) |
| Height and weight | 180cm / 85kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 6, 2 May 1998, Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle, at Football Park |
| Team(s) | Port Adelaide (1998-2003)
127 Games, 78 Goals Carlton (2004-) 87 Games, 49 Goals Total 214 Games, 127 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Nick Stevens aka Puss (born 3 January 1980) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Originally from St Marys in the VMFL, Stevens was recruited in the 1997 AFL Draft to the Port Adelaide Football Club where he became a very prominent outside midfielder. In 1998, he was awarded the inaugural AFLPA Best First Year Player award.
At the end of the 2003 season, Stevens expressed a desire to return to his native Melbourne and wished to be traded to Collingwood. Port Adelaide were unable to obtain what they considered appropriate trade consideration and as a result, Stevens quit the club and entered the pre-season draft. He was subsequently drafted by Carlton and is one of the senior players at the club today.
Stevens sustained a neck injury following a front-on collision with Melbourne's David Neitz in late 2006. He continued to play and train until early 2007. After Round 3, on advice from specialists, Stevens had surgery to heal a prolapsed disc in his neck, ending his season. This came as a major blow to Carlton, as Stevens had been in fantastic form through the pre-season and early rounds. On 23 August 2007, it was announced that Stevens had signed with the Blues until the end of 2010
Stevens was named vice-captain of the club in 2007, a position he has held since. Stevens has been involved in four pre-season premierships, with Port Adelaide in 2001 and 2002, and with Carlton in 2005 and 2007. He is the only man to have won two Michael Tuck Medals, winning the award in 2002 and 2007.
| Preceded by Adam Kingsley |
Michael Tuck Medallist 2002 |
Succeeded by Andrew McLeod |
| Preceded by Simon Goodwin |
Michael Tuck Medallist 2007 |
Succeeded by Jason Gram |
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