Nick Ries (born 14 July 1982) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played as a midfielder for the
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawth ...
in the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...
(AFL). He was drafted at pick 21 in the
2000 AFL Draft.
From 2002 to 2004 he played 60 out of a possible 66 matches. He was nominated for the
AFL Rising Star award in Round 17 of the
2002 AFL season
The 2002 AFL season was the 106th 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 sixt ...
.
Rising Star: Ries is the word
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He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne
Wesley College is a co-educational, open-entry private school in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1866, the college is the only school in Victoria to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) from early childhood to Year 12.
The college ...
.
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Living people
1982 births
Hawthorn Football Club players
People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)
Sandringham Dragons players
Box Hill Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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