Nicola Stevens
| Nicola Stevens | |||
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 Before the inaugural AFL Women's match in February 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne University WFC (VWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 2017, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at IKON Park | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Center half-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 7 (0) | |
| 2018– | Carlton | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 7 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Nicola Stevens (born 24 March 1993 in Brunswick, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Early life and state league football
Growing up with family members involved at Essendon Football Club, Stevens started in Auskick and continued playing local football throughout her childhood.[1] In 2013 Stevens advanced to Melbourne University Women's Football Club, and played as a key defender in VWFL and VFL Women's.[3]
Stevens was selected eighteenth overall by Western Bulldogs in the inaugural women's draft in 2013. She continued to play for the Bulldogs in AFL exhibition games through 2016,[4] aside from missing the 2014 season for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.[5]
AFL Women's career
Collingwood (2017)
Stevens was Collingwood’s first selection, sixth overall, in the 2016 AFL Women's draft,[2] considered by Collingwood coach Wayne Siekman to be the best defender in the draft.[3]
At the end of the season, Stevens was listed in the 2017 All-Australian team.[6] The next day, she was announced as Collingwood’s first AFL Women’s best and fairest.[2]
Carlton (2018–present)
On 16 May 2017, Stevens was traded to Carlton. She was packaged with Collingwood's fourth round draft selection in exchange for Carlton's first, second and third draft choices in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[7]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[8]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 67 | 23 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 67 | 23 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "#14 Nicola Stevens - Victorian Women's Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 Lechucki, Meagan (29 March 2017). "Stevens claims first best-and-fairest - collingwoodfc.com.au". Collingwood Football Club. Telstra Media. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- 1 2 Schönafinger, Josh (12 October 2016). "Welcome to Collingwood: Nicola Stevens - collingwoodfc.com.au". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Matthews, Bruce (3 March 2016). "Women's footy: The long pre-season is over". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Olle, Sarah (6 October 2016). "AFL Women’s draft, Nicola Stevens tipped to go in top five draft picks despite ACL injury". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team - AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Sewell, Eliza (16 May 2017). "Carlton snag Pies AFLW star for 2018". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Nicola Stevens – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicola Stevens. |
- Nicola Stevens's profile from AustralianFootball.com