Cameron Sutcliffe (born 23 May 1992) is an

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er who has played for the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

in the

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(AFL). He previously played for the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of ...

from 2012 to 2018. He has also played for and been captain of Port Adelaide's reserves team in the

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(SANFL).

Football career

Fremantle

He was recruited by

in the 2011 National Draft, with pick #71 from

Woodville-West Torrens Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clu ...

in the

(SANFL). He was the third last player chosen in the draft and the last teenager selected. Sutcliffe made his AFL debut in Round 15,

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, against at

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. The previous week he had performed very well for in the

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(WAFL), gathering 34 possessions and kicking two goals. He played in Fremantle's first Grand Final in 2013, which saw them go down to Hawthorn by 15 points.

Port Adelaide

After being delisted by Fremantle, Sutcliffe joined the Port Adelaide Magpies in the

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as their captain for the 2019 season. He was recruited by in the 2019 AFL Mid-season rookie draft, taken at pick #9. He made his AFL debut for Port Adelaide in Round 17 of the 2019 season against the at

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, he was tasked with the job of tagging his former Fremantle teammate and good friend

Lachie Neale Lachlan Oliver Neale (born 24 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018 before being traded to the ...

in Port's 48 point loss. Sutcliffe was delisted at the conclusion of the

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after playing nine games for . He was again named captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 2021, as the club rejoined the competition. He was selected to represent South Australia against Western Australia in their interstate match in 2021.

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* 1992 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Peel Thunder Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub