Ian Nankervis
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| Ian Nankervis | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian J. Nankervis | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height/Weight | 183 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward pocket-rover / Back pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967 – 1983 | Geelong | 325 (203) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983 season.
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Ian J. Nankervis (born 3 January 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nankervis played for Geelong for 17 seasons and was captain from 1978 to 1981, and again in 1983. Nankervis holds 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
Nankervis was recruited from Barwon. Initially he played mainly as a forward pocket-rover, scoring a creditable 203 goals. He later developed into one of the finest back pockets in the VFL after then coach Rodney Olsson shifted him to that end of the ground
Nankervis was awarded the club's Best and Fairest award, the Carji Greeves Medal on 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 brother was fellow player Bruce Nankervis.
In 2001 he was named in the Geelong Football Club Team of the Century and in 2005 was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[2]
Honours
Individual:
- VFL:
- Victorian team representative honours: 12 matches (captain in 1979)
- All-Australian: 1980
- Member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame: 2005 induction
- Geelong Football Club:
- Carji Greeves Medal: 1972, 1976, 1977
- Geelong F.C. Leading Club Goalkicker Award: 1975 (equal with Larry Donohue)
- Geelong F.C. captain: 1978 – 1981, 1983
- Member of the Geelong F.C. Team of the Century: 2001 induction
- Records:
- Most games played for Geelong F.C. (325 games)
Personal
Ian Nankervis, after retiring from football, now teaches physical education and science at a high school level.
References
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- ↑ AFL site: Australian Football Hall of Fame
External links
- Ian Nankervis's statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Geelongcats.com.au
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- 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
- Sportspeople from Geelong
- Australian schoolteachers
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Barwon Football Club players
- Living people
- 1948 births
