Ian Nankervis
| Ian Nankervis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian James Nankervis | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Bendigo,Victoria,Australia | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward pocket–rover/Back pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967 – 1983 | Geelong | 325 (203) | |
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1Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ian James Nankervis(born 3 January 1948) is a formerAustralian rules footballerfor theGeelong Football Clubin theVictorian Football League(VFL). Nankervis played for Geelong for 17 seasons and was captain from 1978 to 1981, and again in 1983. Nankervis held the record of most senior level games for Geelong with 325 VFL games. Nankervis also represented Victoria at state level on 12 occasions.
VFL career
[edit]Nankervis was recruited fromBarwon.Initially he played mainly as aforward pocket-rover, scoring a creditable 203 goals. He later developed into one of the finestback pocketsin the VFL after then coachRodney Olssonshifted him to that end of the ground
Nankervis was awarded the club'sbest and fairestaward, theCarji Greeves Medalon three occasions in 1972, 1976 and 1977[1]and captained the team from 1978 until 1982 (110 games). Nankervis wore a guernsey with the number 40 during his tenure at the club. His brotherBruce Nankervisalso played for Geelong.
In 2001 he was named in theGeelong Football Club Team of the Centuryand in 2005 was inducted into theAustralian Football Hall of Fame.[2]
Honours
[edit]Individual:
- VFL:
- Victorian teamrepresentative honours: 12 matches (captain in 1979)
- All-Australian:1980
- Member of theAustralian Football Hall of Fame:2005 induction
- Geelong Football Club:
- Carji Greeves Medal:1972, 1976, 1977
- Geelong F.C. Leading Club Goalkicker Award: 1975 (equal withLarry Donohue)
- Geelong F.C. captain:1978 – 1981, 1983
- Member of theGeelong F.C. Team of the Century:2001 induction
- Records:
- Held the record of most games played for Geelong F.C. (325 games) untilCorey Enrightplayed his 326th game in Round 19, 2016.[3]Enright's record was surpassed by Joel Selwood who played his 333rd game in a Semi Final on 3 September 2021[4]– leaving Nankervis in 3rd place.
Personal
[edit]Ian Nankervis, after retiring from football, taught physical education and science at a high school level, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.[5] Ian Nankervis taught at Corio Technical School in Geelong during the 1970s and 1980s
References
[edit]- ^"Ian the best".The Age.7 September 1977. p. 28.
- ^AFL site: Australian Football Hall of FameArchived21 October 2012 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Corey Enright player statistics".AFL Tables.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^"Joel Selwood player statistics".AFL Tables.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^"Coast Cat enters AFL Hall of Fame".Sunshine Coast Daily.8 June 2005.Retrieved3 February2021.
External links
[edit]- Ian Nankervis's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
- Profileat Geelongcats.com.au
- "Ian Nakervis (Geelong)".Full Points Footy. Archived fromthe originalon 14 May 2011.
- Geelong Football Club players
- Geelong Football Club captains
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- All-Australians (1953–1988)
- Victorian State of Origin players
- Carji Greeves Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from Geelong
- Australian schoolteachers
- Barwon Football Club players
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Bendigo