Naitanui made his AFL debut for West Coast in round 12 of the 2009 season , against . He played ten games in his debut season , and received one Brownlow Medal vote for a three-goal game against . In his second season , Naitanui played every game , primarily as a back-up ruckman to Dean Cox , taking over the position of Mark Seaby , who was traded the previous season . Having started the season as the favourite for the AFL Rising Star , Naitanui finished 5th overall . In the 2011 season , he played 23 games , including his first finals matches , and was also nominated for Mark of the Year . He was named in the All-Australian team the following season , as the first-choice ruckman
Mark of the Year
2011 AFL Mark of the Year
Nic Naitanui