Nathan Bassett

Nathan Bassett
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Bassett
Nickname(s)	Fred, Bruce, Hound Dog
Date of birth	7 December 1976 (1976-12-07)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Original team	Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	3th overall, 1996 AFL Rookie Draft (Elevated 1997) Melbourne
Height/Weight	191cm / 89 kg
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1997 1998–2008	Melbourne Adelaide	0 (0) 210 (25) 210 (25)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2008 season .

Nathan "Fred" Bassett (born 7 December 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club of the Australian Football League.

Picked up as a rookie by Melbourne in 1997, Bassett was elevated to the senior list during the season but was unable to make his AFL debut for the Demons due to a chest injury. At the end of the season he was traded to Adelaide, and has since become one of the Crow's best defenders. He has played 200 games for Adelaide and topped up a great 2005 season by being named Best Team Man and coming runner up in the Club's Best and Fairest award.

In 2006 Bassett was named to the All-Australian Team, along with his teammates Andrew McLeod and Simon Goodwin.

Some of Bassett's nicknames include The Hound, Bruce and Fred Basset – after the comic strip which appears in many Australian newspapers.

Also was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1997 he has been in one of many diabetes Australia magazines and much more.^{[citation needed]}

Bassett is the current senior coach with the Norwood Football Club.

External links

• Nathan Bassett's statistics from AFL Tables