Nicole Campbell

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Nicole Campbell
Personal information
Nickname(s) Nikkers [1]
Date of birth (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFLW)
Draft No. 46, 2019 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2020, Adelaide  vs. Brisbane, at Hickey Park
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2020 Adelaide 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Nicole Campbell (born 20 January 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life and state football

Campbell was originally a soccer player and viewed American goalkeeper Hope Solo as her favourite sportsperson. [1] She played soccer most of her life, even representing South Australia, before she lost her passion and switched to Australian rules football in 2017. [2] She joined Christies Beach and won the 2017 AdelFL Division 2 premiership with them, [3] as well as winning their 2018 best and fairest award. [4] The coach of Christies Beach was also an assistant coach at Norwood and invited her to trial for the 2018 team. [2] She joined Norwood and was part of the team to reach the 2018 SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) Grand Final, only to lose to South Adelaide. Following the match, she was praised for her defensive performance. [5] In the off-season, Campbell joined South Adelaide. [6] That season, she was part of the South Adelaide team that won the 2019 SANFLW premiership and was selected in the 2019 SANFLW Team of the Year, finishing in the top 10 for disposals and inside 50s. [7] [8] At the end of the season, Campbell represented Port Adelaide in the SANFLW Showdown. [9] [10]

AFL Women's career

Campbell was drafted by Adelaide with the club's third selection and the 46th overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft. [7] [11] [12] Campbell made her debut in the opening round of the 2020 season against Brisbane at Hickey Park. [13] At the end of the season, Campbell was delisted by Adelaide. [14]

Personal life

Campbell and her family are all supporters of Adelaide, even going to games as a baby. [2] She works as a correctional officer at a men's prison in Adelaide. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nicole Campbell Player Profile". South Adelaide . Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Thomas, Kirralee (13 November 2019). "AFLW: What drew Campbell to football from soccer". Adelaide . Telstra Media.
  3. ↑ "Southern Football League: Christies Beach women to join". The Advertiser . 28 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Christies Beach [@CBSaints] (22 October 2019). "Congrats to our 2018 Best and Fairest Nicole Campbell, selected by @CrowsAFLW with pick 46 in today's @aflwomens Draft" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Argent, Peter (27 April 2018). "South Adelaide wins SANFL women's premiership". The Flinders News .
  6. ↑ Sampson, Matt (14 February 2019). "Betta Teams: SANFLW Round 1 - South Adelaide vs Sturt". South Adelaide. Off season recruits Nicole Campbell (Norwood), Alana Browne (Norwood) and Tamara Page (Glenelg) have all been named for their South Adelaide debut.
  7. 1 2 "AFLW: Pick No. 46 - Nicole Campbell". Adelaide . Telstra Media. 22 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Milbank, Zac (21 May 2019). "2019 Advertiser SANFL Women's Team of the Year". South Australian National Football League.
  9. ↑ Cranmer, Michael (5 June 2019). "SANFL Women's Showdown Teams". Port Adelaide . Telstra Media.
  10. ↑ "AFLW: Port and Crows to play in women's Showdown". The Advertiser . 19 July 2019.
  11. ↑ Walsh, Liz (22 October 2019). "South Adelaide's Nicole Campbell has landed at the Adelaide Crows nest after being picked up by the premiers with their third pick at the AFLW draft". The West Australian .
  12. ↑ Brown, Dani (1 November 2019). "South stars join AFLW teams". Victor Harbor Times .
  13. ↑ Balnaves-Gale, Emmalie (6 February 2020). "AFLW: Five Club debutants primed for season opener". Adelaide . Telstra Media.
  14. ↑ "AFLW: Five Crows sign contract extensions". Adelaide FC. Telstra Media. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020. Adelaide has made the difficult decision not to offer Nicole Campbell and Jaimi Tabb contracts for 2021.
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