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Dan Nielson

Dan Nielson

North Melbourne
Defender · Back Pocket Right Retired
Career games
7
Debut
2017
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Player Information

Height 194 cm
Date of Birth 9-May-1996
AFL Debut 2017

Player bio

A career in numbers

Dan Nielson made his AFL debut for North Melbourne in 2017 and played 7 games for the club.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2017 was right back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.4 marks and 8.7 disposals per game.

Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2017 22
North Melbourne NME
St Kilda @ STK
L
78-127
Marvel Stadium DEF BPR 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 0% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
2017 21
North Melbourne NME
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
89-116
UTAS Stadium DEF BPR 26 13 9 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 85% 77% 105 59 55 94 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 66.7 0 0 6 -- 0 0% 0% 1 11 -- -- -- -- -- 6 66.7% 0 0 7.2 8 4 1 1 —
2017 20
North Melbourne NME
Collingwood vs COL
L
57-111
Marvel Stadium DEF BPR 26 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 83% 100% 103 14 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1 100% 0 0 -1.2 2 0 0 0 —
2017 19
North Melbourne NME
Melbourne vs MEL
W
76-72
Bellerive Oval DEF BPR 26 11 6 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 81% 73% 101 53 53 112 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 -- 0 0% 0% 0 14 -- -- -- -- -- 5 83.3% 0 0 8.3 4 5 2 0 —
2017 18
North Melbourne NME
Essendon @ ESS
L
105-132
Marvel Stadium DEF BPR 26 11 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 3 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 82% 55% 105 43 42 126 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 8 37.5 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- 2 40% 0 0 7.2 7 1 3 0 —
Latest 5 of 7 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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