Olivia Purcell Explained
| Olivia Purcell |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Geelong U18 |
| Draftpick: | No. 14, 2018 national draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 1, 2019 |
| Debutstadium: | GMHBA Stadium |
| Height: | 164 cm |
| Position: | Midfielder[1] |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Games Goals1: | 19 (6) |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Games Goals2: | 31 (5) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 50 (11) |
| Statsend: | the 2023 season |
| Careerhighlights: |
2020
|
Olivia Purcell (born 5 September 2000) is an Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Black . Sarah . AFLW Draft: Who did your club select? . AFL.com.au . . 2 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190120212426/https://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-23/aflw-draft-who-did-your-club-select . 20 January 2019 . 23 October 2018 . live.
- News: Taylor . James . Out and about with Olivia Purcell . 2 March 2019 . Surf Coast Times . Times News Group . 21 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222134201/https://freelocalnews.com.au/surfcoasttimes/real-estate/out-and-about-with-olivia-purcell/ . 22 February 2019 . live.
- Web site: SHC in the Cats AFLW! . Sacred Heart College . 2 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190302040732/http://www.shcgeelong.catholic.edu.au/news/February-08-2019-SHC-in-the-Cats-AFLW-?eid=8269759 . 2 March 2019 . live.
- Web site: Black . Sarah . AFLW: Under-18 All Australian side revealed . AFL.com.au . Telstra Media . 2 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029121642/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-03/aflw-under18-all-australian-side-revealed . 29 October 2018 . 3 September 2018 . live.
- Web site: AFLW team selection round 1 . geelongcats.com.au . Geelong Football Club . 2 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232323/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2019-01-31/aflw-team-selection-round-1 . 9 February 2019 . 31 January 2019 . live.
- Web site: AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates. McGowan. Marc. 19 June 2021. 27 April 2020. womens.afl.
- Web site: AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history. Fox Sports. 19 June 2021. 27 April 2020.
- Web site: Tayla Harris’ future in the balance; multi-club races for guns run and won: Mega AFLW trade wrap. Morris. Tom. Fox Sports. 6 May 2021. 6 May 2021.
- Web site: Black . Sarah . Tayla a Demon: Mega-trade confirmed with SEVEN players involved . AFL.com.au . Telstra Media . 8 June 2021 . 8 June 2021 .
