Nicole Richardson (born 26 June 1970 in Melbourne) is a softball player from

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, who won a bronze medal at the

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. She also represented Australia in netball, winning gold at the

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. Richardson played both centre and wing defence. She played seven seasons with the Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She was captain of the team from 2000 until 2003. She retired from netball in 2003. Since retiring from netball, Richardson has forged a distinctive coaching career. She coached Victorian representative teams at under 17, under 19 and under 21 levels, before becoming head coach of the

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Centre for Excellence team. During the mid-to-late 2010's, she was assistant coach at

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teams

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and Collingwood Magpies, and in 2021 she was appointed head coach of the Magpies.

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