Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Quinton Narkle (born 3 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his AFL debut for Geelong in round 15 of the 2018 season against the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium .[ 1]
Narkle, from Western Australia , attended Wesley College [ 2] and originally played for the colts team of West Australian Football League club Perth Demons .[ 3] He played for his state at the AFL Under 18 Championships , averaging 16 disposals.[ 4] Narkle was drafted by Geelong with pick 60 in the 2016 national draft .[ 3] In June 2017, he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament while training[ 5] and did not return until May 2018. Narkle played six Victorian Football League matches before his debut.[ 6] Commenting on Narkle's debut performance, coach Chris Scott said "we thought he was outstanding".[ 7]
Narkle is an Indigenous Australian ,[ 8] distantly related to former Swan Districts , West Coast Eagles and St Kilda footballer Phil Narkle .[ 6]
Narkle is also second cousin with fellow Port Adelaide footballer, Sam Powell-Pepper .
Narkle was delisted by Geelong at the end of the 2022 season. He was redrafted by Port Adelaide in the 2023 AFL mid-season draft at pick 11.[ 9]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2022 season .[ 10]
Notes
^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic .
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