Olivia Purcell

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

Olivia Purcell
Purcell with Geelong in February 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-05) 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 Geelong
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Geelong 14 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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] Purcell made her AFLW debut during the first round of the 2019 season, against Collingwood at GMHBA Stadium.[5]

References
  1. 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. 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.
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