Olivia Purcell
| Olivia Purcell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Purcell with Melbourne in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 5 September 2000 | ||
| 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 | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2021 | Geelong | 19 (6) | |
| 2022– | Melbourne | 31 (5) | |
| Total | 50 (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).
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Individual
- 2018 Under-18 All Australian team
- 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star Nominee: Round 5
- Geelong Football Club AFLW Best & Fairest: 2020
- AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2020 (Half forward)
Club
- 2018 TAC Cup Girls Premiers: 2018
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ "SHC in the Cats AFLW!". Sacred Heart College. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Black, Sarah (8 June 2021). "Tayla a Demon: Mega-trade confirmed with SEVEN players involved". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Olivia Purcell at Wikimedia Commons- Olivia Purcell's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Olivia Purcell at AustralianFootball.com
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