Nathan Steinberner

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Nathan Steinberner

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| fullname = Nathan Steinberner

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|3|11|df=y}}

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| originalteam = Tanunda

| height = 176 cm

| weight = 86 kg

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| statsend = 2001

| years1 = 1997–2008

| club1 = Central District

| games_goals1 = 141

| years2 = 1997–2001

| club2 = Port Adelaide

| games_goals2 = 20 (3)

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Nathan Steinberner (born 11 March 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Steinberner, originally from Tanunda, in the Barossa Valley, was picked up by Port Adelaide from the Central District Football Club, as a zone selection.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}}{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}} An on-baller, he played just once in their inaugural league season and also played only one game in 1998.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Nathan_Steinberner.html |title=AFL Tables: Nathan Steinberner |website=afltables.com}} He made 11 appearances in 1999, most in the second half of the season. Over the next two years he added just seven more games to his tally.

He was a member of five premiership teams at Central District, in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005. In the 2004 SANFL Grand Final, Steinberner won the Jack Oatey Medal, awarded to the best on ground. He was club captain in 2006, but missed most of the year with injury, including the grand final loss to Woodville-West Torrens.City Messenger, [http://city-messenger.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/grand-final-glory-theres-nothing-better/ "Grand Final glory: There's nothing better"], 30 September 2008, Reece Homfray