Nathan Lonie
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Nathan Lonie is a former Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
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The identical twin brother of Collingwood player Ryan Lonie
, the two Lonies not only share identical looks but share very similar footballing characteristics - possessing long kicking abilities (over 55 metres) and playing a "receiver" role relying on uncontested possessions across the half-back line
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midway through the 2001 season, but was not recalled til Round 20, where he then held his spot for the finals series.
but lost his chance to Brad Symes
for Port Adelaide's 2007 grand final loss. He retired at the end of the 2008 season.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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The identical twin brother of Collingwood player Ryan Lonie
Ryan Lonie
Ryan Lonie is a former Collingwood footballer in the Australian Football League. Lonie is a hard-running back flanker who over the duration of his seven years at the club threatened to become a game-breaking wingman, however he did not make the transition.-Early career :Lonie starred as a junior...
, the two Lonies not only share identical looks but share very similar footballing characteristics - possessing long kicking abilities (over 55 metres) and playing a "receiver" role relying on uncontested possessions across the half-back line
Half-back line
In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre-half back and left and right half-back flank positions....
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Hawthorn career (2001 - 2005)
He debuted with the Hawthorn Football ClubHawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
midway through the 2001 season, but was not recalled til Round 20, where he then held his spot for the finals series.
Port Adelaide career (2006 - 2008)
After 64 games with the Hawks, Lonie was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2005 season, where he became a regular first-team player. He was dropped after Round 20, 2007, for the rest of the season but came close to replace Michael WilsonMichael Wilson (footballer)
Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :...
but lost his chance to Brad Symes
Brad Symes
Bradley Thomas "Brad" Symes is an Australian rules football midfielder who was selected by the Port Adelaide at Pick 30 of the 2003 AFL Draft.-Port Adelaide career :...
for Port Adelaide's 2007 grand final loss. He retired at the end of the 2008 season.