Phoenix Spicer (born 30 January 2002) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er playing for the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...

in the

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(AFL). Spicer was selected at pick 42 in the

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from

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

club,

South Adelaide The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University Stadium Hamilton Secondary College Hamilton Secondary College (formerly Mitchell Park Boys Technical College) resides in Mitchell Park, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The school provides secondary education from year 7 to 12, an Adult campus for mature-age students and a ...

before transitioning to Henley High School to further his opportunities as a footy player. In his junior leagues, Spicer played for the

Edwardstown Football Club The Edwardstown Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed in 1919. In 1938, Edwardstown merged with the Black Forest Football Club from the Adelaide and Suburban Football Association but retained the name Edwardstown. For ...

, and later, the

Morphettville Park Football Club The Morphettville Park Football Club is a sports club first formed in 1958 and initial games were against sides who had forfeits or byes. The club is mostly known for their Australian rules football team, which joined the Glenelg-South-West Dist ...

before playing for

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with the Kangaroos playing against the

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in a losing effort in which Phoenix gathered seven disposals.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spicer, Phoenix Living people 2002 births North Melbourne Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football South Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Adelaide