# Nikki Nield

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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Nikki Nield
| image = File:Nikki Gore 2019.3.jpg
| alt = Gore in white Adelaide guernsey
| caption = Nikki Nield playing for Adelaide in 2019
| fullname = 
| nickname = Turbo<ref name="AFCdraft"/><ref name="AFCdebut"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), [South Australia](/source/South_Australia)
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [Christies Beach](/source/Christies_Beach_Football_Club) ([AdelFL](/source/Adelaide_Footy_League))<br>
[South Adelaide](/source/South_Adelaide_Football_Club) ([SANFLW](/source/South_Australian_National_Football_League))
| draftpick = No. 8, [2018 AFL Women's draft](/source/2018_AFL_Women's_draft)
| debutdate = Round 6, 2019
| debutteam = {{AFLW|Ade}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|GWS}}
| debutstadium = [Peter Motley Oval](/source/Unley_Oval)
| height = 164&nbsp;cm
| weight = 
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Australian_rules_football_positions)
| currentclub = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| guernsey = 
| years1 = 2019–2022 (S6)
| club1 = {{AFLW|Ade}}
| games_goals1 = 21 (2)
| years2 = 2022 (S7)–2023 (S8)
| club2 = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}9 (1)
| games_goalstotal = 30 (3)
| statsend = the 2023 season
| careerhighlights = * [AFL Women's premiership player](/source/List_of_AFL_Women's_premiers): [2022 (S6)](/source/2022_AFL_Women's_season_6_Grand_Final)
* [AdelFL](/source/Adelaide_Footy_League) Division 2 premiership player ([Christies Beach](/source/Christies_Beach_Football_Club)): 2017
* 2× [SANFLW](/source/SANFL_Women's_League) premiership player ([South Adelaide](/source/South_Adelaide_Football_Club)): 2018, 2019
* [SANFLW](/source/SANFL_Women's_League) Breakthrough Player Award: 2018
* [South Adelaide](/source/South_Adelaide_Football_Club) best and fairest: 2018
* [SANFLW Best and Fairest](/source/SANFL_Women's_League_Best_and_Fairest_Award): 2024
}}

'''Nikki Nield''' ({{nee}} '''Gore''', born 11 December 2000) is a former [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football)er who played for both [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club) and [Fremantle](/source/Fremantle_Football_Club) in the [AFL Women's](/source/AFL_Women's) (AFLW) competition. Nield made 30 appearances in the AFLW, before returning to state league football.

==State football==
Nield played Australian rules football since the age of 11, first at [McLaren](/source/McLaren_Football_Club) and then joined [Christies Beach](/source/Christies_Beach_Football_Club)<ref name="sacrifice"/> She captained Christies Beach under-14 boys' team in 2014<ref name="AFCdraft"/> and in 2016 joined their senior [South Australian Women's Football League](/source/South_Australian_Women's_Football_League) (SAWFL) side,<ref name="sacrifice"/> helping them claim the [Adelaide Footy League](/source/Adelaide_Footy_League) Division 2 premiership in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/sport/christies-beach-to-move-womens-team-from-adelaide-footy-league-to-southern-football-league-in-2020/news-story/965f4d5a9e040cb89bdb4cdeaef02edc|title=Southern Football League: Christies Beach women to join from Adelaide Footy League|newspaper=[The Advertiser](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide))|date=28 October 2019}}</ref> In 2018, Nield joined [SANFL Women's League](/source/SANFL_Women's_League) (SANFLW) club [South Adelaide](/source/South_Adelaide_Football_Club). She had a very successful first season, averaging 19.5 [disposals](/source/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football) over eight games, as well as collecting 21 disposals and laying eight [tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move)) in the Grand Final victory over [Norwood](/source/Norwood_Football_Club). In round 4, after collecting 20 disposals, she was nominated for the Breakthrough Player Award, winning the award at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikki Gore breaks through as SANFLW rising star |url=https://www.safc.com.au/blog/nikki-gore-breaks-through-as-sanflw-rising-star |access-date=9 February 2020 |publisher=[South Adelaide](/source/South_Adelaide_Football_Club) |date=3 May 2018}}</ref> Furthermore, she was selected for the 2018 SANFLW Team of the Year<ref name="AFCdraft"/> and won South Adelaide's [best and fairest](/source/best_and_fairest) award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.safc.com.au/blog/nikki-gore-claims-inaugural-women-s-best-and-fairest|title=Nikki Gore claims inaugural women's best and fairest|publisher=[South Adelaide](/source/South_Adelaide_Football_Club)|date=19 May 2018}}</ref> Nield represented South Australia at the [2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships](/source/2018_AFL_Women's_Under_18_Championships) and was selected for the initial squad of the [All-Australian team](/source/2018_AFL_Women's_Under_18_Championships).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/136502/vics-dominate-aflw-u18-all-australian-squad|title=Vics dominate AFLW U18 All Australian squad|first=Sarah|last=Black|publisher=[Telstra Media](/source/Telstra_Media)|work=[Australian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League)|date=16 July 2018|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> In 2019, Gore averaged 18 disposals over seven games, laying 48 tackles during the SANFLW season, helping South Adelaide claim back-to-back premierships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/players/1974/nikki-gore|title=Nikki Gore|work=[Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club)|publisher=[Telstra Media](/source/Telstra_Media)|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> Gore also played two games for [NT Thunder](/source/Northern_Territory_Football_Club) during the 2018 [VFL Women's](/source/VFL_Women's) (VFLW) season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntthunder.com.au/player/nikki-gore/|title=Nikki Gore|publisher=[NT Thunder](/source/Northern_Territory_Football_Club)|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

In 2024, Nield won the [SANFL Women's League Best and Fairest Award](/source/SANFL_Women's_League_Best_and_Fairest_Award) with 27 votes, with South Adelaide qualifying for another Grand Final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/nikki-nield-wins-2024-sanflw-best-and-fairest/ |title=Nikki Nield wins 2024 SANFLW Best and Fairest |website=sanfl.com.au |first=Zac |last=Milbank |date=24 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref>

==AFL Women's career==
Nield was drafted by [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club) with their first selection and eighth overall in the [2018 AFL Women's draft](/source/2018_AFL_Women's_draft). Adelaide's general manager of football, Phil Harper, said that she "is a real competitor who loves the contest, tackles hard, and has an enormous work rate."<ref name="AFCdraft">{{cite news|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/2018-10-23/pick-no-8-nikki-gore|title=AFLW: SA talent Nikki Gore becomes a Crow|date=23 October 2018|work=[Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club)|publisher=[Telstra Media](/source/Telstra_Media)|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> She made her debut in the 32 point win over {{AFLW|GWS}} at [Peter Motley Oval](/source/Unley_Oval) in round 6 of the [2019 season](/source/2019_AFL_Women's_season).<ref name="AFCdebut">{{cite news|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/237172/aflw-first-round-draft-pick-nikki-gore-to-debut-for-adelaide|title=AFLW: First-round draft pick Nikki Gore to debut for Adelaide|first=Emmalie|last=Balnaves-Gale|work=[Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club)|publisher=[Telstra Media](/source/Telstra_Media)|date=8 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walsh |first=Liz |title=Crows head coach Matthew Clarke confirms teenager Nikki Gore will make her AFLW debut against Giants at Unley Oval on Sunday |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/crows-head-coach-matthew-clarke-confirms-teenager-nikki-gore-will-make-her-aflw-debut-against-giants-at-unley-oval-on-sunday/news-story/2a08ef48547aa021ab25fe7dd8fc2fed |access-date=11 March 2019 |newspaper=[The Advertiser](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)) |date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

In June 2022, Nield was traded to [Fremantle](/source/Fremantle_Football_Club).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1145325/details-finalised-for-nikki-gore-trade|title=Details finalised for Nikki Gore trade|publisher=[Telstra](/source/Telstra)|work=[Fremantle](/source/Fremantle_Football_Club)|date=8 June 2022}}</ref>

After the [2023 AFLW season](/source/2023_AFL_Women's_season), Nield was told by Fremantle that she would not receive a new contract, therefore finishing her AFLW career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=AFLW list update |url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1478312/aflw-list-update |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=fremantlefc.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nield was born in [Christies Beach](/source/Christies_Beach%2C_South_Australia) in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/local-footy-sa/sanfl/south-adelaide/nikki-gore-living-her-dream-playing-australian-rules-football/news-story/ecedb4695290ee4054ae05c6b37fb52f|title=Nikki Gore living her dream playing Australian Rules Football|newspaper=[The Advertiser](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide))|date=26 January 2018}}</ref> She has a twin sister, named Amy, who is a [surfer](/source/surfer). Both twins had started out surfing, but Gore changed to football due to not enjoying the individual aspect of surfing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-draft-2018-south-australian-nikki-gore-hopes-to-emulate-erin-phillips-success-in-the-afl/news-story/f67dc0c03c8b2b352e3b53bc90f173a6|title=AFLW Draft 2018: South Australian Nikki Gore hopes to emulate Erin Phillips' success in the AFL|first=Matt|last=Balmer|work=[Fox Sports](/source/Fox_Sports_(Australia))|date=14 October 2018}}</ref> Both twins studied at [Tatachilla Lutheran College](/source/Tatachilla_Lutheran_College) until year nine, when they took up [online schooling](/source/online_schooling).<ref name="sacrifice">{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/127682/aflw-sacrifice-pays-off-for-south-australian|title=AFLW: Sacrifice pays off for South Australian|first=Sarah|last=Black|work=[Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club)|publisher=[Telstra Media](/source/Telstra_Media)|date=10 October 2018}}</ref>

Nield now teaches at a high school in the Morphett Vale area, where she has taught since 2024.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Fremplayer}} 
*{{AustralianFootball}}

{{2022 AFL Women's season 6 Adelaide premiership players}}
{{Knuckey Cup}}
{{2018 AFL Women's draft}}

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Category:Living people
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Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:AFL Women's premiership players

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