Nick Lower (born 23 June 1987) is a retired Australian rules football player who played for in the Australian Football League between 2006 and 2009, from 2011 to 2012, and in 2013. Lower attended

Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide , religious_affiliation = Catholicism , denomination = Jesuits , patron = Ignatius of Loyola , established = , founder = Thomas Perrott, SJ , chairman = Suzanne ...

before moving to

Prince Alfred College , motto_translation = Do Brave Deeds and Endure , established = 1869 , type = Independent, single-sex, day & boarding , headmaster = David Roberts , chaplain = Reverend Ma ...

with twin brother Ed. Having ended his football career Nick now works as a real estate agent in Melbourne.

Playing career

Lower is noted for his pace, competitiveness and strength. He has mostly played on a half back flank but has the versatility to be an on-baller as well. He played junior football for club team Walkerville before playing with

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as th ...

(SANFL) club Norwood in 2005 before being selected at number 30 by

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in the

2005 AFL draft The 2005 AFL draft was the 2005 event of the AFL draft, the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. The 2005 draft consisted of a pre-sea ...

. Lower was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2009 season. After a successful 2010 season for Norwood in the SANFL, where he finished second in the

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Will ...

, he was drafted by in the 2011 Rookie draft. He played his first two games for Fremantle in a

NAB Cup In the Australian Football League (AFL), previously the Victorian Football League (VFL), the pre-season competition, known during its history by a variety of sponsored names and most recently as the NAB Cup, was an annual Australian rules foot ...

double header against Hawthorn and West Coast on 14 February 2011. After performing well throughout the 2011 preseason, he was elevated to the senior list as a nominated rookie and was named to make his debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the

2011 AFL season The 2011 AFL season was the 115th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured s ...

against

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the Gabba The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. Over the years, the Gab ...

. He was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2012 season and signed with the Western Bulldogs as a delisted Free Agent on 3 December 2012. From 2013 onwards he fitted into the Bulldogs team as a tagger. Lower was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the end of the 2013 season. On 7 February 2014, Lower and

Lukas Markovic Lukas Markovic (born 5 January 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Footscray Bulldogs of the VFL. Originally selected pick 19 in the 2006 Rookie Draft by Hawthorn, Markovic spent 2 years on the club's list, h ...

were named the inaugural captains of the newly established VFL club, the

Footscray Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the ...

.Co-captains for Footscray
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lower, Nick 1987 births Living people Norwood Football Club players People educated at Prince Alfred College Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian rules footballers from South Australia Australian twins Fremantle Football Club players Perth Football Club players Western Bulldogs players Williamstown Football Club players