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GVL Data | From NAB League to the GVL, Nick Quigg is making his mark

By Zac Standish

Jul 5, 2022

Rising to the fore: Nick Quigg has made the transition from NAB League to GVL seniors look easy in 2022.

For many talented underage footballers, the jump from playing against boys to going toe-to-toe with men is incredibly difficult to navigate.

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But for hard-nosed Murray Bushrangers co-captain Nick Quigg, returning to the senior line-up with his home town team Seymour has been nothing short of a breeze in 2022.

Featuring in three GVL matches before last week’s clash with Benalla, Quigg had shown he was well and truly up to the rigours of senior football, slotting straight into the Seymour midfield and averaging an impressive 19.3 disposals, 2.7 clearances and 1.3 goals.

You could just about sense a breakout game was coming at senior level.

And on Saturday afternoon at the Benalla Showgrounds, the young gun delivered with an epic performance in Seymour’s gritty 39-point win over the Saints.

On a day dominated by the Benalla return of former AFL star Jarrad Waite, 18-year-old Quigg didn’t shy away from the occasion as he went to work around the contest.

At a glance

Nick Quigg v Benalla, round 12

Disposals: 29

Uncontested possessions: 17

Handball receives: 12

Ground ball gets: 12

Inside 50s: 7

Clearances: 5

Marks: 4

Score assists: 2

Goals: 1

Collecting 29 disposals, Quigg formed part of a midfield group that dominated the game as the Lions ended up +14 in contested possession, +10 in clearances and +11 in inside 50s.

Going up against the class and experience of Will and Josh Martiniello, Quigg embraced the challenge, winning five clearances and spreading hard to collect 17 uncontested possessions, 12 handball receives and take five marks.

And as he has done all season long at both NAB League and GVL level, the youngster made the Saints pay on the scoreboard, pushing forward to kick a crucial goal and have two score assists to round out what was a complete performance.

Unlucky to miss out on the Victoria Country under-18 championships squad, Quigg’s season as a whole has been a model of consistency.

He has been leading from the front for the Bushies, averaging 22.6 disposals, 4.2 marks and 3.6 tackles while kicking three goals across his nine NAB League games in 2022.

Key stats

Nick Quigg’s standout season

GVL

Games: 4

Disposals: 21.8

Marks: 6.8

Clearances: 3.3

Goals: 1.3

NAB League

Games: 9

Disposals: 22.6

Marks: 4.2

Tackles 3.6

Quigg’s immense potential is evident for all to see, with performances such as the one on Saturday proving he is well and truly one to watch for many years to come.