Maisie Nankivell

Maisie Nankivell (born 29 September 1999)is a dual athlete, who plays netball for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Suncorp Super Netball and has played Australian rules football for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Maisie Nankivell
Nankivell playing for Adelaide in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Adelaide
vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Adelaide 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Nankivell was drafted by Adelaide as a rookie signing in 2018.[1]

She made her AFLW football debut in the one point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.[2]

In 2019, Nankivell was a training partner with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and was elevated into the team and debut against Collingwood in the wing defence position. Her performance saw her play a total of 7 games with the Thunderbirds and was then offered full-time contract with the Adelaide Thunderbirds for the following 2020 season. She then withdrew from the Adelaide Crows to focus full-time on netball.[3]

References
  1. Walsh, Liz (28 September 2019). "Teenage netball star joins Adelaide Crows as rookie for 2019 AFLW season". The Adelaide Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. Black, Sarah (1 February 2019). "TEAMS: Injury-hit Docker finally locked in for debut". womens.afl.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "AFLW: Crows utility placed on inactive list". afc.com.au. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.


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