Nicola Stevens
| Nicola Stevens | |||
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 Stevens playing for Carlton in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nicola Stevens | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne University (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Template:AFLW Col vs. Template:AFLW Car, at IKON Park | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Template:AFLW Car | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Template:AFLW Col | 7 (0) | |
| 2018– | Template:AFLW Car | 7 (1) | |
| Total | 14 (1) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Nicola Stevens (born 24 March 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Collingwood Football Club in 2017. Stevens was selected in the inaugural AFL Women's All-Australian team and won Collingwood's inaugural best-and-fairest during her only season with the Magpies in 2017.
Early life
Stevens grew up supporting the Essendon Football Club, having had two family members (both life members) involved at the club at different capacities. Stevens started playing Auskick and played local football throughout her childhood.[1] In 2013, Stevens began playing for Melbourne University in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL), now the VFL Women's (VFLW).[2]
Stevens was selected eighteenth overall by Template:AFLW WB in the inaugural women's draft in 2013. She continued to play for the Bulldogs in AFL exhibition games in three of the next four seasons,[3] missing the 2014 season with a knee injury.[4]
AFL Women's career
Collingwood (2017)
Stevens was Template:AFLW Col’s first selection, sixth overall, in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5] Inaugural Magpies coach Wayne Siekman considered Stevens to be "the best defender in the draft".[2]
Stevens was acknowledged for her outstanding first season by being listed among five defenders in the 2017 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[6] The following day, she was announced as Collingwood’s inaugural women’s best-and-fairest winner.[5]
Carlton (2018–present)
On 16 May 2017, Stevens was traded to Template:AFLW Car. She was packaged with Collingwood's fourth-round draft selection in exchange for Carlton's first, second and third draft selections in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[7][8]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[9]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2017 | Template:AFLW Col | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 67 | 23 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | Template:AFLW Car | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 11 | 23 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Career | 14 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 33 | 124 | 34 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
Honours and achievements
| AFL Women's best and fairest votes | |
| Season | Votes |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
| Key: | |
| Green / Bold = Won | |
| Red / Italics = Ineligible | |
- Individual
- AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2017
- Collingwood best-and-fairest: 2017
References
- ^ "#14 Nicola Stevens - Victorian Women's Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Lechucki, Meagan (29 March 2017). "Stevens claims first best-and-fairest". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Lechucki, Meagan (16 May 2017). "AFLW: Stevens traded to arch rival". Collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media.
- ^ Olle, Sarah (20 May 2017). "Nicola Stevens opens up on being the first ever player traded in AFLW history". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Nicola Stevens". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
External links
- Nicola Stevens's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Nicola Stevens at AustralianFootball.com