Nathan Fyfe (born 18 September 1991) is a professional
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er playing for 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 ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He has served as
Fremantle captain since the
2017 season. Fyfe is a dual
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
list, dual
Leigh Matthews Trophy
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recipient, three-time
All-Australian
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-perf ...
(including as captain in the
2019 team) and three-time
Doig Medal
The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL.
It was renamed in 2000 after the legendary Fremantle footballing family, the Doigs, who h ...
list. He received a nomination for the
2010 AFL Rising Star
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Every round, an Australian Football League
...
award in Round 9 of the
2010 season.
Early life
Fyfe grew up in
Lake Grace
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,
Western Australia
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, and went to school as a boarder at
Aquinas College in
Perth
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. In 2009, he played
West Australian Football League
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colts for
Claremont, his highlights of the season being his eight-goal, 34 possession effort against
East Fremantle
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and six goals in the Colts Grand Final. In 2010, he made his league debut, kicking 4 goals against
Peel Thunder
The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...
.
He was also selected for
Western Australia
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in the
2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships
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and played four of the five games, kicking nine goals. His best return came in the game against Vic Metro in which he scored four goals.
AFL career
2010–2012: Early career
Fyfe was selected by the
Fremantle Dockers
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 ...
with the 20th pick in the
2009 national draft. Fyfe made his debut in Fremantle's 39-point win over the
Richmond Tigers
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in the annual Len Hall ANZAC Day game at
Subiaco Oval
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Subiaco Oval was the high ...
in 2010. He announced his arrival in the AFL with a soaring pack mark. A week later he was nominated for Goal of the Week after a brilliant snap against
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. Fyfe became the 150th player to represent the Fremantle Dockers at AFL level. He was awarded the
AFL Rising Star
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nomination for Round 9 in the
2010 AFL season
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after performing well in Fremantle's first victory over the
Sydney Swans
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in
Sydney
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since 1996. He collected 23 possessions, four clearances, five tackles and seven marks and played on senior Sydney player
Ryan O'Keefe
Ryan O'Keefe (born 24 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), and was part of the Swans' 2005 and 2012 premiership-winning sides.
O'Keefe was a member o ...
for most of the game.
Fyfe continued to improve and had a sensational second season in the AFL, finishing a close second to
Matthew Pavlich
Matthew Pavlich (born 31 December 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A versatile player, Pavlich is widely regarded as one of the premi ...
in the
Doig Medal
The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL.
It was renamed in 2000 after the legendary Fremantle footballing family, the Doigs, who h ...
. He featured in the top five in almost every key performance indicator category at Fremantle in 2011. Fyfe topped the club in disposals per game (25.1), total disposals (527), contested possessions (262), hard ball gets (107), total effective handballs (186), contested marks (43), smothers (19) and Dream Team points (98.4 per game). His form led him to be considered as a potential
All-Australian team
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selection and gained comparisons to past champion
James Hird
James Albert Hird (born 4 February 1973) is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Hird played as a midfielder and half-forward, but h ...
. Fyfe polled an equal team high 13
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
votes and was selected in the initial All-Australian squad of 40 but did not make the final team. At the end of the 2011 season, Fyfe resigned with Fremantle on a three-year deal, set to expire in 2014.
Fyfe made a strong start to the
2012 AFL Season
The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.
The season featured eig ...
with a best-on-ground performance against
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
in their Round 1 match at Patersons Stadium, recording 30 disposals and 2 goals in the 4-point win over the Cats. Fyfe began dealing with a shoulder injury during April, and attempted to play through it, but was forced out and underwent surgery in May after dislocating it at training. Fyfe missed the majority of the season, being sidelined from Round 6 until 18. He returned to Fremantle in Round 18 against
Port Adelaide
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, returning to his previous form by recording, 26 disposals. Fyfe only missed one game for the remainder of the season, missing a game against
Adelaide
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in Round 20 due to an ankle injury incurred on the morning of the match in his hotel room. Despite playing only nine games in the home and away season – two of which were compromised because of his shoulder, Fyfe still polled the second-most Brownlow Medal votes (14) at Fremantle. On a per game basis, Fyfe was clearly Fremantle's best contested possession winner (12.5), which was also 14th overall in the AFL.
2013–2015: Grand final appearance and first Brownlow Medal
Fyfe continued to improve throughout the
2013 AFL Season
The 2013 AFL season was the 117th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eigh ...
, increasing his average disposals from the previous two years (25.9) and winning his first
Doig Medal
The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL.
It was renamed in 2000 after the legendary Fremantle footballing family, the Doigs, who h ...
, beating out
David Mundy
David Mundy (born 20 July 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a half back flanker or midfielder and was the captain of Fremantle durin ...
. Fyfe had a hand in leading Fremantle to a 16-1-5 win–loss record, helping them finish third on the ladder, and reaching their first ever
AFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an Australian rules football match to determine the premiers for the Australian Football League (AFL) season. From its inception until 1989, it was known as the VFL Grand Final, as the league at that time was the Victori ...
in club history, but despite having an equal game-high 28 disposals in the match, the Dockers were defeated by
Hawthorn
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by 15 points, ending the club's best season in their 19-year history just short of their first premiership success. Fyfe had a strong final's series, averaging 26.0 disposals. Fyfe announced early in 2014 that he would not consider extending his contract with Fremantle until later in the year, leading to speculation that he might change clubs when his contract expired at the end of the season. However, he agreed to extend his contract with Fremantle for a further three years in late June.
Fyfe started the
2014 AFL Season
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strongly, but was controversially suspended for two weeks in Round 2 for a bump on
Gold Coast
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player
Michael Rischitelli
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AFL career Brisbane Lions (2004–2010 ...
. He was one of the first players to be suspended under a new rule that penalised the player for any head contact as a result of choosing to bump instead of tackle. Throughout the season, Fyfe was considered to be one of the favourites to win the
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
, but was ineligible due to the suspension. Fyfe played in his 100th senior appearance for Fremantle in Round 8 against
North Melbourne
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, Fyfe recorded 37 disposals and 11 clearances in the 73-point win. Fyfe continued his strong form for the remainder of the season, increasing his average disposal count from 25.9 to 27.0 a game, recording a career-high goals (24), and was now being considered one of the elite midfielders in the league. He was suspended again late in the season for a behind the play strike on
Jordan Lewis
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AFL career Hawthorn
Lewis was drafted by Hawthorn ...
, missing the final two matches before returning for the finals. Fyfe had a strong final series, recording 29 disposals, 5 inside-fifties, 7 clearances and 1 goal in the qualifying final against Sydney. Fyfe followed up that performance by recording 28 disposals, 11 tackles, 7 clearances, and 2 goals in the semi-final against
Port Adelaide
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, despite his strong performances Fremantle were eliminated from the finals in straight sets, losing both games. Fyfe's tremendous season was recognised when he received several individual honours, he was awarded
Leigh Matthews Trophy
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at the 2014
AFL Players Association awards
The AFL Players Association (AFLPA) awards are a group of awards given annually to players in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL players.
Main awards
The AFLPA nominates the following four awards as their main awards.
Leigh Ma ...
, as the league's
most valuable player
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(MVP). Fyfe polled 945 votes, ahead of five-time winner
Gary Ablett with 787 votes. Fyfe then received his second Doig Medal for successive seasons and made his first
All-Australian
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team, being included in the midfield. Despite being ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal, Fyfe finished with 25 votes, one vote behind the winner
Matt Priddis
Matthew Harley Priddis (born 21 March 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Prior to being drafted, Priddis won two premierships with the Subia ...
(26).
Fyfe carried his strong form into the
2015 AFL Season
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, recording 31 disposals, 1 goal, and 7 inside-fifties in Fremantle's Round 1 win over
Port Adelaide
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. Fyfe continued that form throughout the season, once again increasing his disposal average from previous seasons with 28.8 per-game. Along with his own individual dominance, Fyfe helped Fremantle to a 17–5 win–loss record, resulting in Fremantle finishing 1st on the ladder for the first time in club history and claiming the
McClelland Trophy
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. Fyfe had a strong start to the finals series, recording 32 disposals and 8 clearances in Fremantle's win over Sydney in the qualifying final. Fyfe played in Fremantle's preliminary final loss against Hawthorn with a fractured leg, only recording 24 disposals in the 27-point loss. Fyfe only played in 18 home-and-away games during the season, but was still able to win the Brownlow Medal, polling 31 votes, whilst collecting 29 votes from Rounds 2 to 14. He became the first Brownlow Medal winner from Fremantle and polled three votes ahead of the previous winner, Matt Priddis. To Round out the 2015 season, Fyfe won his second Leigh Matthews Trophy at the 2015
AFL Players Association awards
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Main awards
The AFLPA nominates the following four awards as their main awards.
Leigh Ma ...
, as the league's most valuable player (MVP) for successive years, was named the WA Media Awards AFL Player of the Year, the
WA Sports Star of the Year, and made his second successive
All-Australian Team
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as a midfielder.
2016–2018: Injury struggles and captaincy
Fyfe opened the
2016 AFL Season
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The season featured e ...
with a poor performance against the
Western Bulldogs
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Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
, only recording 15 disposals, but Fyfe quickly turned his form around and looked set to have a career best season, recording a total of 87 disposals, 8 goals, 21 tackles, and 22 clearances in the next three games, during those three games Fyfe kicked an equal game-high four goals against
North Melbourne
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in Round 4. Unfortunately for Fyfe, he suffered another fracture to the same leg in Round 5. He had a plate inserted into the leg, and in May 2016, following medical advice, Fremantle opted to have the plate removed once the bone had healed, ruling Fyfe out for the remainder of the season. Without Fyfe, Fremantle dropped from minor premiers (1st) in 2015 to 16th in 2016.
In February 2017, Fyfe was announced as Fremantle's captain and he returned from his injury during the
2017 JLT Community Series
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against the
West Coast Eagles
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, he recorded 22 disposals in the 55-point loss. Fyfe's stats decreased during the 2017 season, only averaging 26.4 disposals down from the 28.8 he averaged during the 2015 season. Fyfe still had a strong season, kicking 17 goals and recording a career-high tackles (96). Fyfe represented
Australia
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in the
2017 International Rules Series
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and was awarded the
Jim Stynes Medal
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. (best player in the series). Fyfe missed out on the
All-Australian Team
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, not even being named in the initial 40-man squad. He polled 15 votes at 2017
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
, finishing 11th. In July 2017, Fyfe signed a six-year contract extension with Fremantle – the longest contract extension in the club's history – tying him to the Dockers until 2023.
Fyfe was in career-best form at the start of the
2018 AFL season
The 2018 AFL season was the 122nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...
, playing a match-winning hand in a number of the club's early wins. This included a career-best 43 disposals against the Western Bulldogs and 14 clearances against Gold Coast. In his 150th senior appearance for Fremantle, Fyfe recorded 30 disposals, 2 goals, and 7 inside-fifties, along with earning a goal of the year nomination for his crafty snap against Carlton in the 57-point win. Fyfe suffered a hamstring injury in Fremantle's Round 15 clash against the Brisbane Lions, hobbling off in the first quarter, and resulting in him spending six weeks on the sidelines. Fyfe returned in Fremantle's Round 22 clash against Geelong, recording 37 disposals and 7 clearances, despite the best on ground performance, Geelong demolished Fremantle by 133 points. Fyfe once again missed the All-Australian Team, not making the 40-man squad.
2019–present: Career-best form and second Brownlow Medal
Fyfe started the
2019 AFL season
The 2019 AFL season was the 123rd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...
strongly, recording 32 disposals, 8 inside-fifties, and 10 clearances in Fremantle's Round 1 clash against
North Melbourne
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, Fyfe followed up that performance with a similar one the next week, recording 31 disposals and 9 clearances. Fyfe continued this form throughout the season and was considered as being one of the favourites to win the
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
. Fyfe finished the season with a career-high disposals (583) and a career-high average, increasing his disposal average to 29.2. Fyfe made the 2019 All-Australian Team, his first time making it since 2015, and was named Captain of the team for the first time in his career. Fyfe won his second
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
, becoming a dual Brownlow Medallist, and becoming the 15th player in VFL/AFL history to win it twice, Fyfe polled a career-high votes (33), beating out the runner-up Patrick Dangerfield by 6 votes (27 votes).
After a good start to the 2020 season, which was impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Fyfe suffered a minor hamstring injury in Round 4 against Gold Coast. He went on to only miss one match, returning in Fremantle's comeback win against to be among the best players with two goals; however, Fyfe strained the same hamstring at training a few days later, and was expected to miss several matches, before returning in Fremantle's upset win over in Round 9.
Fyfe played almost half of the
2021 AFL season
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before being side lined for three games after injuring his shoulder in Fremantle's Round 12 clash against the
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
. Round 17 saw Fyfe play his 200th game, he was arguably best on ground collecting 31 disposals and kicking a goal in Fremantle's 62-point victory over Hawthorn. Fyfe had his season cut short when he reinjured his shoulder in Fremantle's Round 19 clash against
Sydney
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.
Fyfe missed the first half of the
2022 AFL season
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after an off-season shoulder operation impacted his pre-season. Fyfe made his return to football through the
WAFL playing for
Peel Thunder
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, Fyfe's first WAFL appearance since the
2010 AFL season
The 2010 AFL season was the 114th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...
. He made his AFL return during Fremantle's round thirteen clash against Hawthorn.
Fyfe suffered a hamstring injury during Fremantle's round nineteen clash against which saw him side lined for the next three games, he made his return during Fremantle's round 23 clash against . Fyfe was expected to partake in Fremantle's finals campaign but another hamstring injury sustained during training on the opposite leg of his previous hamstring injury saw him ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Statistics
''Updated to the end of the 2022 season''.
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2011
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2012
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2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
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2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
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2015
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2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
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2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
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2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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! colspan=3 , Career
! 209 !! 170 !! 138 !! 2544 !! 2666 !! 5210 !! 901 !! 818 !! 0.8 !! 0.7 !! 12.2 !! 12.8 !! 24.9 !! 4.3 !! 3.9 !! 187
Notes
Honours and achievements
Team
*
McClelland Trophy
The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football trophy which has been awarded each year since 1951 by the Australian Football League (known prior to 1990 as the Victorian Football League) to the best-performing club in the home-and-away sea ...
():
2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
Individual
*
Fremantle captain: 2017–present
* 2×
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
:
2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
,
2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
* 2×
Leigh Matthews Trophy
The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was sti ...
: 2014, 2015
* 3×
All-Australian team
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-perf ...
:
2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
,
2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
,
2019 (c)
* 3×
Doig Medal
The Doig Medal is the best and fairest award given out to the player considered best and fairest during a season for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL.
It was renamed in 2000 after the legendary Fremantle footballing family, the Doigs, who h ...
: 2013, 2014, 2019
*
Jim Stynes Medal
The International Rules Series is a senior men's international rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team (selected by the Australian Football League) and the Ireland international rules football team (se ...
: 2017
*
Australia representative honours in
international rules football
International rules football ( ga, Peil na rialacha idirnáisiunta; also known as international rules in Australia and compromise rules or Aussie rules in Ireland) is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was develope ...
:
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
* All Stars representative honours in
State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match
The State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League to raise funds for recovery efforts following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
The ...
*
AFLCA best young player of the year: 2011
* 5×
Geoff Christian Medal
The Geoff Christian Medal, commonly referred to as the Christian Medal, is an Australian rules football award given to the best player in the Australian Football League (AFL) from one of the two teams based in Western Australia, the Fremantle F ...
: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
* 2×
Herald Sun Player of the Year
The '' Herald Sun'' Player of the Year award is a media award for the Australian Football League (AFL) given by Melbourne newspaper the ''Herald Sun''. It has been awarded annually since 1991 to the player who garners the most votes throughou ...
: 2013, 2015
* 2×
Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
The Western Australian Sports Star Award, currently known as ''The West Australian'RACSports Star Award, is an annual award for sportspeople from the Australian state of Western Australia and/or playing for teams based in Western Australia. It has ...
: 2015, 2019
*
22under22 team: 2013
*
AFL Rising Star
The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Buc ...
nominee:
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fyfe, Nat
1991 births
Living people
All-Australians (AFL)
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Brownlow Medal winners
Claremont Football Club players
Doig Medal winners
Fremantle Football Club players
Sportsmen from Western Australia
People educated at Aquinas College, Perth
People from Lake Grace, Western Australia
Australian people of Scottish descent
Australia international rules football team players
Leigh Matthews Trophy winners
Peel Thunder Football Club players