Nathan Carroll (born 20 October 1980) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
Carroll was recruited to the
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ...
from Claremont in the
2000 Rookie draft and stayed on the rookie list for one season (2000) before being delisted.
A defender, he was selected by Melbourne in the 2003 Rookie Draft and he made his AFL debut that season. After playing only eleven games in his first two seasons, 2005 loomed as an important year for Carroll. He made his way into the team late in the season, before an injury in the Round 18 loss to St Kilda sidelined him for two weeks. He was recalled for the last three games of Melbourne's season.
He underwent surgery on his shoulder at the end of the 2005 season.
In 2006, Carroll was a much improved player and played all 24 games in easily his best season to date.
Nathan Carroll was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the 2008 season.
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His older brother,
Trent Carroll
Trent Carroll (born 28 April 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. He played as a full back and began his senior football career at Claremont in the WAFL. He is the older brother of former Melbourne defender Nathan Carroll.Le Grand, Chip ...
, was on the senior lists at Fremantle and
West Coast for several seasons.
In 2010, while working and living in Melbourne, and working in Western Australia, Carroll has joined the St Kilda City Football Club in the Southern Football League.
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Claremont Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
1980 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
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