Nathan Lonie Explained

Nathan Lonie
Birth Date:4 March 1983
Birth Place:Frankston, Victoria
Originalteam:Frankston Bombers / Dandenong Stingrays
Debutdate:Round 11, 2001
Debutteam:Hawthorn
Debutopponent:Geelong
Debutstadium:Colonial Stadium
Height:189 cm
Weight:84 kg
Statsend:2008
Years1:2001 - 2005
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:64 (35)
Years2:2006 - 2008
Club2:Port Adelaide
Games Goals2:40 (16)
Games Goalstotal:104 (51)

Nathan Lonie (born 4 March 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

The identical twin brother of Collingwood player Ryan Lonie, the two Lonies not only share identical looks but share very similar footballing characteristics - possessing long kicking abilities (over 55 metres) and playing a "receiver" role relying on uncontested possessions across the half-back line.

AFL career

Hawthorn career (2001-2005)

He debuted with the Hawthorn Football Club midway through the 2001 season, but was not recalled til Round 20, where he then held his spot for the finals series.

Port Adelaide career (2006-2008)

After 64 games with the Hawks, Lonie was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2005 season, where he became a regular first-team player. He was dropped after Round 20, 2007, for the rest of the season but came close to replacing Michael Wilson but lost his chance to Brad Symes for Port Adelaide's 2007 grand final loss. He retired at the end of the 2008 season.

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