Age, Biography and Wiki
David Neitz was born on 22 January, 1975 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, is an Australian rules footballer, born 1975. Discover David Neitz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
| Popular As |
David Neitz |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
49 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
22 January, 1975 |
| Birthday |
22 January |
| Birthplace |
Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Nationality |
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 49 years old group.
David Neitz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 49 years old, David Neitz height is 193 cm and Weight 100 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
193 cm |
| Weight |
100 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
David Neitz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Neitz worth at the age of 49 years old? David Neitz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from . We have estimated David Neitz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Player |
David Neitz Social Network
Timeline
David Neitz (born 22 January 1975), is a retired Australian rules footballer.
A strongly built forward, he debuted at 18 years old.
In just his sixth senior game kicked 6 goals 6 behinds.
He was shifted to the backline to fill a need, Neitz proved he was capable of playing both ends of the ground.
Neitz was the longest-serving captain in the history of the Melbourne Football Club and the first Melbourne player to achieve the 300-game milestone.
He is considered one of the greatest ever players to come out of the island state of Tasmania.
Neitz was born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, he was groomed as a potential Australian Football League player from the age of 15 and targeted by the recruiters at the Melbourne Football Club, entering the AFL in 1993 as a key position player, he soon became one of Melbourne's best young prospects.
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In 1994, Neitz was named to his first Victorian State of Origin team, and he went one step further in 1995 by making the All-Australian team as well as the Victorian side.
After the retirement of Demons great Garry Lyon, Neitz moved to the full-forward position and began his successful run as one of the AFL's elite goal scorers.
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He has been an All-Australian in 1995 and 2002, and played for Australia in the 1998 International Rules Series and 2002 International Rules Series against Ireland.
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He has led Melbourne's goalkicking seven times (1996, 1997 (equal), 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006), and in 2002 won the prestigious Coleman Medal for leading the league in goals, making him not only the first Melbourne player to do so, but also the first Melbourne player to lead the competition's goalkicking since the 1940s.
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In 2002, Neitz also won his first Melbourne Best and Fairest Award, the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal.
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On 8 April 2005, Neitz became the 40th person in VFL/AFL history to kick 500 career goals.
Neitz was appointed captain of Melbourne in 2000, and on 8 April 2005 he broke the club record for most games captained (previously held by Garry Lyon with 112 games as captain).
On 8 April 2005, Neitz played his 250th career AFL game, and in 2006 signed a two-year contract extension seeing him through to the end of 2007.
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005
Neitz became Melbourne's all-time leading goal-kicker on 19 May 2006, surpassing Norm Smith's previous record of 546 goals.
Two weeks later, he broke Robert Flower's long standing record of 272 games, making him the longest serving Demon in history.
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006
He played his 300th AFL game for the Demons in the defeat against Collingwood on 17 August 2007.
He is one of only two players to play as many games for the Melbourne Football Club, the other being Nathan Jones.
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Due to a broken disc in the back of his neck, and after playing only five games in 2008, he finally pulled the plug on his AFL career as he announced his immediate retirement on 19 May 2008.
In the round nine 2008 match Melbourne vs Hawthorn after the match Neitz was given a standing ovation by the players and the fans.
