Nikki Wallace (born 30 July 1994) is an

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er who last played for the

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in the

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Early life

Wallace was born in 1994 in

Berwick, Victoria Berwick () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Casey local government area. Berwick recorded a population of 50,298 at the 2021 census. It was named ...

. Her family moved to the Coffs Harbour region of NSW and she was first introduced to AFL at the Sawtell Toormina Saints club under coach Tony Linnett. She was playing for Coolangatta Tweed Heads when she was drafted.

AFLW career

Wallace was recruited by with the number 114 pick in the

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. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against at

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on 5 February 2017. Wallace was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2017 season. After spending 2018 to 2020 at VFLW club Williamstown Wallace played for Waratah NTFL club for part of season 2020/2021. Wallace continued her VFLW career in 2021 at the North Melbourne Football Club, and was named the captain. The Best and Fairest Medal for the

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Youth Girls age group is named the Nikki Wallace medal in recognition of Nikki being the first player from the region to play AFLW.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Nikki 1994 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia) Brisbane Lions (AFLW) players People from Berwick, Victoria People from Coffs Harbour Sportswomen from New South Wales Australian rules footballers from New South Wales