Maisie Nankivell (born 29 September 1999) is a dual sport athlete, who plays

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

for the

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in the

Suncorp Super Netball Suncorp Super Netball is the top level netball league featuring teams from Australia. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from New Zealand, as the top level netball league in Australia. Since 2019, the league has ...

and has played

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for the

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in the

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(AFLW).

AFLW career

Nankivell was drafted by

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as a rookie signing in 2018. She made her AFLW football debut in the one point loss to the

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in the opening round of the 2019 season. Following a full-time contract offer from Adelaide Thunderbirds, Nankivell withdrew from Adelaide's squad to focus full-time on netball and was placed on the inactive list. In August 2020, she retired from football.

Netball

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.

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* 1999 births Living people Adelaide Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds players Australian netball players Australian Netball League players Suncorp Super Netball players Southern Force (netball) players Netball players from South Australia People educated at Immanuel College, Adelaide South Australian Sports Institute netball players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub