Olivia Purcell

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Olivia Purcell
Olivia Purcell S7 grand final.jpg
Purcell with Melbourne in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Geelong U18
Draft No. 14, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Geelong  vs. Collingwood, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2021 Geelong 19 (6)
2022– Melbourne 31 (5)
Total50 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Olivia Purcell (born 5 September 2000) is an Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life

Purcell was born in Geelong, Victoria and is the second-youngest of five sisters. [2] The family moved to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland when she was a young child before returning to Geelong where Purcell attended Sacred Heart College for school. [2] [3] As well as playing school football, Purcell played in local leagues with clubs such as St Mary's, before playing with the Geelong Falcons in 2018 and helping the team win the premiership in the TAC Cup. [2]

As a result of her success at junior level, Purcell received multiple selections in the TAC Cup's "Team of the Year" and was named in the 2018 AFLW Under-18 All-Australian representative team. [2] [4] In the same year she also helped Geelong's VFL Women's team reach the grand final, [2] and was subsequently drafted with selection number fourteen in the 2018 AFL Women's draft by the club. [1]

AFL Women's career

Purcell with Geelong in 2020 Olivia Purcell 29.02.20.jpg
Purcell with Geelong in 2020

Purcell made her AFLW debut during the first round of the 2019 season, against Collingwood at GMHBA Stadium. [5] The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Purcell obtain her first AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named in the half forward position. [6] [7]

It was revealed that Purcell was likely to request a trade to Melbourne in May 2021 in order to play with a team contending for a flag. [8] Purcell was traded to Melbourne on 8 June. [9]

Honours

Individual

AFL Women’s All-Australian Team:2022

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References

  1. 1 2 Black, Sarah (23 October 2018). "AFLW Draft: Who did your club select?". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor, James (21 February 2019). "Out and about with Olivia Purcell". Surf Coast Times. Times News Group. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "SHC in the Cats AFLW!". Sacred Heart College. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Black, Sarah (3 September 2018). "AFLW: Under-18 All Australian side revealed". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "AFLW team selection round 1". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. ↑ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Morris, Tom (6 May 2021). "Tayla Harris' future in the balance; multi-club races for guns run and won: Mega AFLW trade wrap". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Black, Sarah (8 June 2021). "Tayla a Demon: Mega-trade confirmed with SEVEN players involved". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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