Nick Larkey

Nick Larkey (born 6 June 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by North Melbourne with their fourth selection and seventy-third overall in the 2016 national draft.[2] He made his debut in the twenty-seven point loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium in round eighteen of the 2017 season.[3] In 2018 he won the VFL's leading goal-kicker award, the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal, after kicking 41 goals across 17 matches with the North Melbourne reserves team in that competition.[4] Larkey had a career best game for North Melbourne in round 19 of the 2021 AFL season, kicking 7 goals to give the team a 39 point win over Carlton.[5] Larkey played his 50th AFL game in round 22 of the 2021 season.[6]

Nick Larkey
Personal information
Full name Nick Larkey
Nickname(s) Souvlarky[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 73, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 18, 2017, North Melbourne vs. Essendon, at Etihad Stadium
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 20
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– North Melbourne 80 (143)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

References
  1. "Rising star's recipe for perfect 'Souvlarkey'".. The Herald Sun. Published 8 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2022
  2. "Pick 73: Nick Larkey". NMFC.com.au. Bigpond. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. "North Melbourne Confirm Yet Another Debutant". Triple M. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. "Scoring Summary". Peter Jackson VFL 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. Sutton, Ben (24 July 2021). "That's a wrap: Sev-Larkey special ends dismal Blues' finals hopes". AFL Media. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Rocca: Larkey's great achievement".
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