Nathan van Berlo is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL). He is the captain of the Adelaide Football Club.

Van Berlo made his debut in 2005 aged just 18, playing 11 games in the season and averaging just over seven disposals a game. He became a regular the following season, missing five matches due to a broken collarbone but returning to play out the season. In 2007, van Berlo cemented a place in the starting 22, averaging 19 disposals per game and coming equal seventh in the club Best and Fairest. Van Berlo is a regular performer in Adelaide's young midfield and is notable for his high fitness level. After the retirement of Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin is a former Australian rules footballer, who is a dual premiership player with the Adelaide Football Club and is now an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.-Early career :...

 at the end of the 2010 season, van Berlo was selected to become the captain of the club from the 2011 season onwards.

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