Quinton Narkle

Quinton Narkle (born 3 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Geelong Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Quinton Narkle
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Wesley College (PSA)/Perth(WAFL)
Draft	Pick 60, 2016 national draft
Debut	June 29, 2018, Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs, at Docklands Stadium
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fremantle
Number	19
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2022	Geelong	41 (18)
2023–2024	Port Adelaide	16 0(8)
2025–	Fremantle	02 0(1)
Total		59 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football career

Narkle, from Western Australia, attended Wesley College^[1] and originally played for the colts team of West Australian Football League club Perth Demons.^[2] He played for his state at the AFL Under 18 Championships, averaging 16 disposals.^[3] Narkle was drafted by Geelong with pick 60 in the 2016 national draft.^[2] In June 2017, he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament while training^[4] and did not return until May 2018. Narkle played six Victorian Football League matches before his debut.^[5] He made his AFL debut for Geelong in round 15 of the 2018 season against the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium.^[6] Commenting on Narkle's debut performance, coach Chris Scott said "we thought he was outstanding".^[7]

Narkle is an Indigenous Australian,^[8] distantly related to former Swan Districts, West Coast Eagles and St Kilda footballer Phil Narkle.^[5] Narkle is also second cousin with former teammate, Sam Powell-Pepper.

Narkle was delisted by Geelong at the end of the 2022 season. After training with Richmond over the summer, he was overlooked for their last list spot and joined Essendon's VFL team.^[9] He was then redrafted by Port Adelaide in the 2023 AFL mid-season draft at pick 11.^[10]

After playing three games for Port during the remainder of the 2023 season, and 13 games in 2024, Narkle was again delisted at the end of the 2024 season. He was then selected by Fremantle after the 2024 draft in the Pre-season Supplemental Selection Period.^[11]

Narkle played his first match for Fremantle in round 7 of the 2025 AFL season, during the Dockers annual Len Hall Tribute game against Adelaide at Optus Stadium.^[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[13]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Geelong	19	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2018	Geelong	19	6	5	2	31	42	73	13	14	0.8	0.3	5.2	7.0	12.2	2.2	2.3	0
2019	Geelong	19	6	5	4	59	44	103	14	18	0.8	0.7	9.8	7.3	17.2	2.3	3.0	0
2020[a]	Geelong	19	5	0	1	27	30	57	9	18	0.0	0.2	5.4	6.0	11.4	1.8	3.6	0
2021	Geelong	19	16	4	4	86	129	215	37	25	0.3	0.3	5.4	8.1	13.4	2.3	1.6	2
2022	Geelong	19	8	4	3	40	28	68	21	8	0.5	0.4	5.0	3.5	8.5	2.6	1.0	0
2023	Port Adelaide	47	3	4	1	18	14	32	7	4	1.3	0.3	6.0	4.7	10.7	2.3	1.3	0
2024	Port Adelaide	42	13	4	10	74	20	94	41	14	0.3	0.8	5.7	1.5	7.2	3.2	1.1	0
Career			57	26	25	325	307	632	142	101	0.5	0.4	5.7	5.4	11.1	2.5	1.8	2

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.