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Nic Naitanui at BHP's Newman operation.

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Eagles legend Naitanui dons hi-vis in post-footy role

Former Eagles star Nic Naitanui has swapped the Sherrin for steel caps during a mine site visit and hinted at a potential career move.

Adrian Rauso

Nic Naitanui and Brittany Bown introduce their baby girl, Zuri Ateca Naitanui.

Amazing news Baby joy for Nic Nat and Brittany Bown

Retired West Coast star Nic Naitanui and his fiancé, STM columnist Brittany Bown, have welcomed their second child — a baby girl named Zuri Ateca Naitanui.

Staff writers

Nic Naitanui has left a legacy in more ways than one.

Lasting legacyPremiumNic Nat will be remembered for more than his highlights

To say Nic Naitanui’s legacy is his incredible leap and moments born out of his other-worldly athleticism would be criminally over-simplistic.

Mitchell Woodcock

Nic Naitanui had a fantastic career despite all of the injuries.

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Ryan DanielsCommentsPremium
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Ode to Nic Nat: Remember what was, not what could have been

To fully appreciate the career of Nic Naitanui, you must first understand how fantastical it is that it ever happened at all, writes Ryan Daniels.

Ryan Daniels

Without the ending it so thoroughly deserved, West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui will close the football chapter in his incredible and inspiring story, writes Anna Hay.

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Anna Hay CommentsPremium
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Football chapter closes in inspiring Naitanui story

Without the ending it so thoroughly deserved, West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui will close the football chapter in his incredible and inspiring story, writes Anna Hay.

Anna Hay

A surgeon will guide a call on Nic Naitanui's future.

NIC NAT INJURYCommentsPremium Nic Nat’s footy future hinges on surgeon’s assessment

Nic Naitanui’s future will become clearer in a fortnight when surgeons review recent Achilles tendon surgery as pictures emerge of the veteran ruck still in a moon boot.

Glen Quartermain

West Coast coach Adam Simpson with star ruckman Nic Naitanui.

Strong StanceCommentsPremiumSimpson says Nic Nat surgery, mid-season draft not connected

West Coast coach Adam Simpson has defended the club’s decision to send ruckman Nic Naitanui for season-ending surgery a week after the mid-season rookie draft.

Mitchell Woodcock

Nic Naitanui's career has been riddled by a cruel injury history.

Surgery again... PremiumTIMELINE: The cruel injury history of a West Coast icon

Nic Naitanui’s career at West Coast has been nothing short of a roller-coaster, his brilliance stunted by long and tumultuous periods riddled with injury. Here is how it has played out to date.

Mitchell Woodcock and Jackson Barrett

Nic Naitanui's season is over and he has been sent for surgery on his Achilles.

Surgery confirmed CommentsPremiumNic Nat goes under knife as career hits crossroads

The career of West Coast icon Nic Naitanui is at a crossroads with the Eagles sending the ruckman in for season-ending surgery on his troublesome Achilles this week.

Mitchell Woodcock

Nic Naitanui will see a specialist about his Achilles injury.

Full toll revealed CommentsPremiumNic Nat’s whack: Star’s injury pain stretches out again

West Coast will seek outside help in a desperate bid to find an answer to Nic Naitanui’s injury woes and have now removed any timeline around the star ruck’s return. 

Jackson Barrett

Nic Naitanui’s return had been pushed back again.

Pushed backCommentsPremium Naitanui return delayed again as Achilles refuses to yield

Nic Naitanui’s return has been pushed back further as the West Coast star continues to battle an Achilles injury that has plagued his season.

Mitchell Woodcock

West Coast star Nic Naitanui is yet to play this season.

Tall talesCommentsPremiumSimpson says Eagles ‘always knew’ Nic Nat’s Achilles was bad

West Coast coach Adam Simpson has admitted they knew Nic Naitanui was going to be sidelined for weeks with an Achilles injury despite repeatedly saying the opposite for more than a month.

Mitchell Woodcock

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is confident star ruckman Nic Naitanui will play this season despite carrying a persistent Achilles injury.

INJURY WOESEagles refuse to rule Naitanui out for 2023

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is confident star ruckman Nic Naitanui will play this season despite carrying a persistent Achilles injury.

Mitchell Woodcock

Six-week-old Ezekial enjoyed every newborn’s rite of passage when he met Father Christmas for the first time at the Myer Perth City Santaland event on Saturday.

Baby joyCommentsPremiumEagles star Nic Nat and Brittany Bown’s Christmas joy

West Coast Eagles legend Nic Nat is used to being the star of the show but this Christmas he will take a backseat to his son Ezekiel who will be at the centre of the festivities.

Katherine Fleming

Nic Naitanui is no longer the most popular footballer in Western Australia.

Results are inCommentsPremiumWA’s most favourite footballer revealed as Nic Nat falls off

West Coast superstar Nic Naitanui has lost his title as one of the AFL’s top 10 most popular players, suffering the biggest slide in the league after an injury-riddled season.

Eliza Reilly

Ezekiel Duke Naitanui.

Brittany BownCommentsPremiumBrittany and Nic in ‘newborn bubble’ heaven

In an exclusive column for STM, Brittany Bown reveals all about her engagement to Nic Naitanui and their first few weeks with their newborn baby boy.

Brittany Bown

West Coast star Nic Naitanui was among half a dozen Eagles spotted getting a head-start on pre-season training on Wednesday. 

UPHILL BATTLECommentsPremiumEagles get to work in off-season sweat session

West Coast star Nic Naitanui was among half a dozen Eagles spotted getting a head-start on pre-season training on Wednesday. 

Samantha Rogers

Nic Naitanui and Brittany Bown welcomed their son Ezekiel Duke Naitanui on Monday.

Baby NaitanuiVideoCommentsNic, Brittany in ‘absolute awe’ after arrival of baby boy

West Coast champ Nic Naitanui and his partner, pilates instructor and columnist, Brittany Bown are celebrating the birth of their first child, revealing his name and toasting to another major milestone.

Rhianna Mitchell

Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe and West Coast star Nic Naitanui both polled Sandover votes on Tuesday night.

1 vote, N ...Nic Nat and Fyfe end decade-long vote droughts

Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe and West Coast ruck Nic Naitanui notched a rare statistic at Tuesday night’s Sandover Medal count. 

Jackson Barrett

West Coast's Nic Naitanui has called out a racist tweet directed towards him.

Calling it out CommentsNaitanui calls out racist troll online

West Coast star Nic Naitanui has taken to social media to call out another disgusting racist tweet directed at him.

Jackson Barrett

West Coast star Nic Naitanui’s future in the game is not so clear.

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Nic Nat dilemma: The ruck problem Eagles must solve

West Coast must sit down with Nic Naitanui and decide whether his ageing body can stand up to the rigours of another season. Once they have the answer, they must decide the next step or even a shock move.

Paul Hasleby

Nic Naitanui may miss the clash with Geelong.

‘Playing well enough’CommentsPremiumSimpson backs high-paid veterans to play on in 2023

West Coast coach Adam Simpson says there is a good chance the Eagles veteran quartet of Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey, Shannon Hurn and Jack Redden all return in 2023.

Ben Smith

Nic Naitanui was dynamic against the Crows.

Ruck dilemmaCommentsPremiumWill Naitanui succession be key to Eagles rebuild?

West Coast have dozens of questions to ask themselves as they stare down the barrel of the most extensive rebuild in club history after a dismal season, but should the biggest be who succeeds Nic Naitanui?

Aaron Kirby

Brittany Bown and Nic Naitanui are expecting a baby boy.

Baby joyCommentsPremiumNic Nat’s baby’s gender revealed at lavish Crown event

The Eagles ruckman Nic Naitanui and his partner Brittany Bown celebrated their upcoming transition into parenthood with a lavish baby shower in a Crystal Villa at Crown Perth.