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{{Infobox afl player | firstname = Nick |
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| lastname = Dal Santo |
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| image =http://www.flyingstart.com.au/images/players/st_kilda_saints/nick_dal_santo_small.jpg |
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| image name =Nick dal santo.jpg |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1984|2|22}} |
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| birthplace = [[Bendigo]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |
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|heightweight = 185cm / 83kg |
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| originalteam = Bendigo U18's |
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| debutdate = Round 4, [[April 21]], 2002 |
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| debutteam = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] |
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| debutopponent = [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] |
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| debutstadium = [[Skilled Stadium]] |
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| playingteams = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] (2002-) |
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120 games, 60 goals |
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| statsend = Rd 22 2007 |
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| careerhighlights =<br> |
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* 2004 Pre-Season Premiership |
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* 2004 International Rules Series |
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* [[All-Australian]] 2005 |
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* 3rd, [[Brownlow Medal]] 2005 |
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* 4th, St Kilda B&F 2004, 2005, 2007 |
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}} |
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'''Nick Dal Santo''' (born [[February 22]], [[1984]]) is an [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[Australian Football League|AFL]] with the [[St Kilda Football Club]]. |
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==Early career== |
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Dal Santo was drafted with selection #13 overall by St Kilda in the [[2001 AFL Draft]] and made his debut for them in 2002 against the [[Geelong Football Club]]. He managed 18 matches in his first year although he struggled at times in what was a poor season for the club [http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Dal_Santo.html]. |
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Dal Santo could not break into an improving St Kilda side in early 2003, but when he did in Round 15 he did not look back, playing every match for the rest of the season and establishing himself as a skillful and creative midfielder. |
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==2004-2007 Seasons== |
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Former [[Essendon Football Club]] coach [[Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]], during the 2005 season, likened Dal Santo to triple-[[Brownlow Medal]]list [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|Ian Stewart]] for his exceptional skill and courage. |
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In that same year, former Hawthorn champion Gary Ayres said this of Dal Santo in an interview: |
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''"He's got a high skill level on both sides of his body. He's a good reader of the play, he's got football smarts which are very hard to teach and the thing he does very well is he's got that ability to be composed when he uses the ball. He doesn't seem to get too flustered or rushes it, and that's a pretty special quality to be able to have when you play elite football because a lot of players can get the ball but do they make the right decision?"'' Ayres said [http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/news/Features/Dal-Santo-the-next-marked-man/2005/03/23/1111525225975.html]. |
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Dal Santo came of age during the 2004 season, playing every match and kicking 11 goals in a St Kilda side that made a Preliminary Final [http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Dal_Santo.html]. In 2005, Dal Santo took his game to a new level, racking up over five hundred disposals for the year and finishing a close 3rd in the 2005 [[Brownlow Medal]], behind eventual winner [[Ben Cousins]]. |
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Early in the 2006 season, St Kilda lost star midfielder [[Lenny Hayes]] to a serious knee injury and captain [[Luke Ball]] was also struggling with injury [http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200605/s1650117.htm]. In Hayes' absence Dal Santo began to cop a heavy tag from opposition teams each week and it lessened his impact on the game somewhat. He still performed strongly for the year, however, and continued to be one of St Kilda's best players. |
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In 2007, under new coach Ross Lyon, Dal Santo played some match-winning football, notching up 16 Brownlow votes for the year [http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nick_Dal_Santo.html]. He also played his 100th consecutive game in Round 20 of 2007, meaning he has not missed a game with the club at AFL level since mid-2003. |
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He capped off the year with a 4th placed finish in the club's [[Best and Fairest]] award [http://saints.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5315/Default.aspx?newsId=52207]. |
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Dal Santo is a member of St Kilda's leadership group, and is contracted to the club until the end of the 2010 season [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22093704-11088,00.html?from=public_rss]. |
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== External links == |
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*{{Stkplayer|ref=13738}} |
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*{{AflRleague|ref=N/Nick_Dal_Santo.html}} |
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{{St Kilda player squad}} |
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{{2001 AFL Draft}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dal Santo, Nick}} |
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[[Category:1984 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:St Kilda Saints players]] |
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[[Category:All-Australians]] |
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