IT TOOK a special player to make coach John Worsfold buy into hype, but champion ruckman Nic Naitanui fit that bill to a tee from the moment he stepped onto Subiaco Oval in his second AFL game. In ...

NIC NAITANUI’S stunning NAB Cup performance last week not only shocked football watchers, it took West Coast coach John Worsfold by surprise and prompted a rethink on how the prodigious youngster will ...

Mr Naitanui has been an Eagles ambassador since hanging up the boots last year and his visit to Newman was part of BHP’s sponsorship of the football club.

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has been dealing with an ongoing Achilles problem in recent weeks but should be available to face Adelaide, Eagles coach Adam Simpson says. The 26-year-old arrived and ...

MELBOURNE coach Dean Bailey says his club won't be distracted by second-year forward Jack Watts' continued comparison with West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui. Debate over who will be the better player ...

The West Coast great could have easily picked a different path, having chosen football over basketball at a young age having shown promise in both sports.

Ruckmen Todd Goldstein and Nic Naitanui are among the game's highest-paid players, but have unrestricted status because each has spent at least eight years at their club and are out of contract. The ...

The blowtorch will be fierce if Geelong is sent packing in straight sets. Nic Naitanui only played 53 per cent of last Thursday night’s elimination final — and hasn’t played more than 58 per ...

MIDFIELDER Dom Tyson says the Demons are under no illusions about the difficulty of stopping West Coast ruckman/forwards Nic Naitanui and Dean Cox this Sunday at the MCG. Given Melbourne is missing ...