Georgia Nanscawen is a former Field Hockey Player for Australia. She retired in 2018 with 205 caps and scored 37 goals. She was selected for the Hockeyroos as a 16 year old school girl (the third youngest selected player) and made her debut in Durban, South Africa the day after her 17th birthday, scoring a goal on debut. She is the youngest woman to play 100 and 150 international matches for Australia. She commenced her hockey career aged 5 with the Essendon Hockey Club and aged 13 was the first girl to win an Essendon Hockey Club Boys Best and Fairest Award. She was also the first girl to captain a boys shield team. She represented Victoria at State Level in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. She was awarded a full Victorian Institute Hockey Scholarship in 2008. In February 2009 she was selected into the Senior Victorian Team (The Victorian Vipers) playing in the Australian Hockey League (AHL). Following the conclusion of the tournament she was selected into the Australian Team. As part of the Victorian Vipers competing in the AHL she was a member of the gold winning teams in 2012 and 2017 and in 2016 was named Player of the Tournament. She was also named in the Victorian Vipers ALL STAR team in 2018. Her major International Tournaments include:
CHAMPIONS TROPHY, Sydney Australia 2009 (Silver) JUNIOR WORLD CUP, Boston USA 2009 WORLD CUP, Rosario Argentina 2010 OCEANIA CUP, Hobart, Australia 2011 CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE, London UK 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES, London UK 2012 WORLD LEAGUE (semi fimal) London UK 2013 (gold) JUNIOR WORLD CUP, Monchengladbach, Germany 2013 WORLD CUP, The Hague, Netherlands 2014 (Silver) COMMONWEALTH GAMES, Glasgow, Scotland 2014 (Gold) CHAMPIONS TROPHY Mendoza, Argentina 2014 (Silver) HOCKEY WORLD LEAGUE, Antwerp, Belgium 2015 (Bronze) CHAMPIONS TROPHY, London, UK 2016 WORLD LEAGUE, Belgium 2017
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In May 2018 she announced that she would join North Melbourne in the AFL Women's for the 2019 season.[3] She made her AFLW football debut in the opening round, when North Melbourne beat Carlton. At the end of the season, she was delisted by North Melbourne.[4] Since 2019 she has played for Essendon in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition, winning the club's best and fairest in 2019 and being made captain in 2021.[5] she was also named in the 2019 VFLW team of the year.
In 2021, Nanscawen was named the 2021 VFL Women's season best and fairest and awarded the Lambert–Pearce Medal. With 17 votes, she finished four clear atop the leaderboard. She was also named as captain in the VFLW team of the year.[6][7] In March 2022, Nanscawen signed as Essendon's first AFLW player. She was selected as co-captain of the Essendon VFLW team and led the team to their first premiership. During the course of the VFLW grand final she ruptured her ACL putting her out of the inaugural AFLW season in which she was also voted as co-vice captain . She also won consecutive Lambert–Pearce Medals polling 33 votes from a possible 36 votes. She also took out the inaugural VFLW Coaches Association MVP and was named in her third consecutive VFLW Team of the Year. She also won a second Essendon VFLW Best and Fairest.
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Georgia Nanscawen ˈ n ae n s k ɔː n NAN skawn 1 born 27 May 1992 is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player 2 Georgia NanscawenNanscawen in June 2019Personal informationFull nameGeorgia NanscawenBorn 1992 05 27 27 May 1992 age 31 Brunswick VictoriaHeight1 6 m 5 ft 3 in Weight58 kg 128 lb Playing positionMidfielderClub informationCurrent clubVictorian VipersNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls 2009 Australia205 37 Medal record Women s field hockey Representing Australia World Cup 2014 The Hague Team Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team Champions Trophy 2009 Sydney Team 2014 Mendoza Team Contents 1 Field hockey career 2 AFL Women s career 3 References 4 External linksField hockey career edit nbsp Nanscawen playing for Australia in 2013 Georgia Nanscawen is a former Field Hockey Player for Australia She retired in 2018 with 205 caps and scored 37 goals She was selected for the Hockeyroos as a 16 year old school girl the third youngest selected player and made her debut in Durban South Africa the day after her 17th birthday scoring a goal on debut She is the youngest woman to play 100 and 150 international matches for Australia She commenced her hockey career aged 5 with the Essendon Hockey Club and aged 13 was the first girl to win an Essendon Hockey Club Boys Best and Fairest Award She was also the first girl to captain a boys shield team She represented Victoria at State Level in 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 and 2008 She was awarded a full Victorian Institute Hockey Scholarship in 2008 In February 2009 she was selected into the Senior Victorian Team The Victorian Vipers playing in the Australian Hockey League AHL Following the conclusion of the tournament she was selected into the Australian Team As part of the Victorian Vipers competing in the AHL she was a member of the gold winning teams in 2012 and 2017 and in 2016 was named Player of the Tournament She was also named in the Victorian Vipers ALL STAR team in 2018 Her major International Tournaments include CHAMPIONS TROPHY Sydney Australia 2009 Silver JUNIOR WORLD CUP Boston USA 2009 WORLD CUP Rosario Argentina 2010 OCEANIA CUP Hobart Australia 2011 CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE London UK 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES London UK 2012 WORLD LEAGUE semi fimal London UK 2013 gold JUNIOR WORLD CUP Monchengladbach Germany 2013 WORLD CUP The Hague Netherlands 2014 Silver COMMONWEALTH GAMES Glasgow Scotland 2014 Gold CHAMPIONS TROPHY Mendoza Argentina 2014 Silver HOCKEY WORLD LEAGUE Antwerp Belgium 2015 Bronze CHAMPIONS TROPHY London UK 2016 WORLD LEAGUE Belgium 2017AFL Women s career editIn May 2018 she announced that she would join North Melbourne in the AFL Women s for the 2019 season 3 She made her AFLW football debut in the opening round when North Melbourne beat Carlton At the end of the season she was delisted by North Melbourne 4 Since 2019 she has played for Essendon in the VFL Women s VFLW competition winning the club s best and fairest in 2019 and being made captain in 2021 5 she was also named in the 2019 VFLW team of the year In 2021 Nanscawen was named the 2021 VFL Women s season best and fairest and awarded the Lambert Pearce Medal With 17 votes she finished four clear atop the leaderboard She was also named as captain in the VFLW team of the year 6 7 In March 2022 Nanscawen signed as Essendon s first AFLW player She was selected as co captain of the Essendon VFLW team and led the team to their first premiership During the course of the VFLW grand final she ruptured her ACL putting her out of the inaugural AFLW season in which she was also voted as co vice captain She also won consecutive Lambert Pearce Medals polling 33 votes from a possible 36 votes She also took out the inaugural VFLW Coaches Association MVP and was named in her third consecutive VFLW Team of the Year She also won a second Essendon VFLW Best and Fairest References edit Essendon Football Club 5 June 2022 Grounded Georgia Nanscawen Facebook Retrieved 30 September 2022 Profile hockey org au Archived from the original on 22 May 2012 Retrieved 25 May 2012 Banister Jack 28 January 2019 Georgia Nanscawen More hockey players will be lured by AFLW The Guardian Retrieved 3 February 2019 AFLW Trade and Signing Period wrap Saints and Suns swoop on last day AFL Women s Telstra Media 18 April 2019 Retrieved 19 April 2019 Alex Catalano 18 February 2021 No one way to lead Essendon s new look VFLW leadership group The Inner Sanctum Rhodes Brendan 7 October 2021 Inspirational Bomber s stunning Lambert Pearce Medal win afl com au Retrieved 7 October 2021 Black Sarah 7 October 2021 Bombers skipper claims VFLW s top prize Pies dominate TOTY womens afl Retrieved 7 October 2021 External links editGeorgia Nanscawen at AustralianFootball com nbsp Georgia Nanscawen at Olympedia nbsp Georgia Nanscawen at the Australian Olympic Committee nbsp Georgia Nanscawen at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgia Nanscawen nbsp nbsp This biographical article 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