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18 Facts About Nina Morrison

1.

Nina Morrison received a nomination for the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award in round 1 of the 2019 season, her debut match.

2.

Nina Morrison joined the Geelong Falcons, playing in the TAC Cup Girls, and represented Vic Country in the 2017 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships.

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In 2018, Nina Morrison won the TAC Cup Girls premiership with the Falcons and tied with Madison Prespakis for the league best and fairest with 16 votes.

4.

Nina Morrison again played for Vic Country in the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships and won their most valuable player award.

5.

Nina Morrison was named in the All-Australian side on the wing, and shared the competition's most valuable player award with Prespakis.

6.

Nina Morrison played four VFL Women's matches for the Geelong Cats, including a best-on-ground performance against Northern Territory in the elimination final and the losing grand final against Hawthorn, where she was again among the best.

7.

Nina Morrison tested at the AFL Women's draft combine, breaking records in the two-kilometre time trial and the yo-yo endurance test.

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8.

Nina Morrison reached level 18.1 in the yo-yo test and ran the time trial in seven minutes and fourteen seconds, fifteen seconds faster than the previous record.

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Nina Morrison additionally placed in the top five for the standing vertical jump, agility test and running vertical jump.

10.

Nina Morrison opted for Geelong while Prespakis, another top prospect, nominated the metropolitan area; this improved Nina Morrison's chances of being taken with the first selection in the draft, as Geelong held the first two selections.

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Nina Morrison was drafted by Geelong with the first selection in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.

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Nina Morrison made her debut in the opening round of the season against Collingwood at GMHBA Stadium, where she was nominated for the AFL Women's Rising Star award after accumulating 22 disposals and eight tackles and kicking the winning behind in a best-on-ground performance.

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Nina Morrison polled the maximum ten votes in the AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award and was named in women's.

14.

Nina Morrison went on to play the rest of the season; however, she ruptured the ACL in her right knee for the second time in the final-round loss to North Melbourne.

15.

Nina Morrison eventually returned to football in the opening round of 2022 season 6 and was named among Geelong's best players in its loss to North Melbourne.

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Nina Morrison missed round 2 due to the AFL's health and safety protocols, before returning the following round against Collingwood.

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Nina Morrison then missed round 4 due to calf soreness, before returning against West Coast in round 5, where she was named among Geelong's best players.

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Nina Morrison was among Geelong's best players in its loss to Gold Coast in round 6.