Nathan "Fred" Bassett is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er for the Adelaide Football Club of the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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Picked up as a rookie

Rookie list

The Rookie List is a means for Australian Football League clubs to maintain additional players outside of the 38-man primary or senior list. Rookie listed players are not eligibile to play in AFL home and away or finals matches unless they are elevated to the senior list, either to replace a...

 by Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

 in 1997, Bassett was elevated to the senior list during the season but was unable to make his AFL debut for the Demons due to a chest injury. At the end of the season he was traded to Adelaide, and has since become one of the Crow's best defenders. He has played 200 games for Adelaide and topped up a great 2005 season by being named Best Team Man and coming runner up in the Club's Best and Fairest

Malcolm Blight Medal

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 award.

In 2006

2006 AFL season

Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...

 Bassett was named to the All-Australian Team

All-Australian Team

The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including interchange players and a coach, of the best performed during the season....

, along with his teammates Andrew McLeod

Andrew McLeod

Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games....

 and Simon Goodwin

Simon Goodwin

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Some of Bassett's nicknames include The Hound, Bruce and Fred Basset

Fred Basset

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 – after the comic strip which appears in many Australian newspapers.

Also was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1997 he has been in one of many diabetes Australia magazines and much more.

Bassett is the current senior coach with the Norwood Football Club

Norwood Football Club

Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...

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