Cam Sutcliffe
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Cam Sutcliffe
| image =
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| fullname = Cameron Sutcliffe
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|05|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Naracoorte, South Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
| draftpick = No. 71, 2011 national draft
No. 9, 2019 mid-season rookie draft
| debutdate = Round 15, 2012
| debutteam = {{AFL Fre}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL WB}}
| debutstadium = Patersons Stadium
| height = 187 cm
| weight = 88 kg
| position = Defender / midfielder
| years1 = 2012–2018
| club1 = {{AFL Fre}}
| games_goals1 = 104 (18)
| years2 = 2019–2020
| club2 = {{AFL PA}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}{{0}}9 {{0}}(5)
| games_goalstotal = 113 (23)
| statsend = round 16, 2020
| careerhighlights =
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Cameron Sutcliffe (born 23 May 1992) is a retired professional Australian rules footballer who played 113 games for the Fremantle and Port Adelaide football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also played for and was captain of Port Adelaide's reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Football career
= Fremantle =
He was recruited by Fremantle Football Club in the 2011 National Draft, with pick #71 from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He was the third last player chosen in the draft and the last teenager selected.{{cite news| url= http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/12060143/sutcliffe-nearly-at-freo-last-year/ | title = Sutcliffe nearly at Freo last year| first =Craig| last = O'Donoghue| work =The West Australian| date =26 November 2011}}
Sutcliffe made his AFL debut in Round 15, 2012, against {{AFL WB}} at Subiaco Oval.{{cite web|title=Dockers confirm Cameron Sutcliffe debut against Bulldogs|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/dockers-confirm-cameron-sutcliffe-debut-against-bulldogs/story-e6frf9jf-1226418994951|author=Quartermaine, Braden|date=6 July 2012|publisher=Herald Sun|access-date=13 July 2012}} The previous week he had performed very well for {{WAFL|EF}} in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), gathering 34 possessions and kicking two goals.{{cite news|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/wafl/14099706/sharks-stir-to-dodge-another-upset/ |title =Sharks stir to dodge another upset | first = Nick |last =Rynne| work =The West Australian| date =1 July 2012}}
He played in Fremantle's first Grand Final in 2013, which saw them go down to Hawthorn by 15 points.{{cite web |last1=Kastanis |first1=Costa |title=The Freo Grand Final Line-Up |url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/138525/the-freo-grand-final-line-up |website=FremantleFC.com.au |access-date=29 March 2025 |date=26 September 2013}}
Sutcliffe was delisted by Fremantle following the 2018 season{{cite web |author1=fremantlefc.com.au |title=Fremantle list update: 22 October 2018 |url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/137806/fremantle-list-update-22-october-2018 |website=FremantleFC.com.au |access-date=29 March 2025 |date=22 October 2018}}
= Port Adelaide =
After being delisted by Fremantle, Sutcliffe joined Port Adelaide's reserves team (nicknamed the Magpies) in the SANFL as their captain for the 2019 season. He was elevated onto Port Adelaide's senior AFL list in the 2019 AFL Mid-season rookie draft, taken at pick #9. He made his AFL debut for the club in Round 17 of the 2019 season against the {{AFL BL}} at Adelaide Oval, tasked with the job of tagging his former Fremantle teammate and good friend Lachie Neale in Port's 48 point loss.{{cite news|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-07-15/barrett-lions-privately-fuming-over-lachie-neale-treatment|title=Barrett: Lions privately fuming over Lachie Neale treatment| first=Damian|last=Barrett|work=AFL.com.au|date =15 July 2019}} Sutcliffe was delisted from the senior list at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season after playing nine AFL games.{{cite web|title=Sutcliffe departs Port Adelaide|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/828981/sutcliffe-departs-port-adelaide|last1=Founten|first1=Loukas|date=20 October 2020|work=Port Adelaide Power Media}} He was returned to the captaincy of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 2021, as the club rejoined the competition following a COVID-19 imposed suspension in 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/840086/sutcliffe-returns-to-port-adelaide-as-sanfl-leadership-player|title=Sutcliffe returns to Port Adelaide as SANFL leadership player|work=Port Adelaide FC|date=5 December 2020}} and remained in the position until the end of the 2023 season, whereupon he was replaced by Nick Moore.{{cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1288388/goldsack-excited-by-new-faces-and-retention-of-key-players|title=Goldsack excited by new faces and retention of key players|work=Port Adelaide FC|date=23 March 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1489568/nick-moore-named-port-adelaide-sanfl-captain|title=Nick Moore named Port Adelaide SANFL captain|work=Port Adelaide FC|date=15 February 2024|author=Jamie Anderson}} Sutcliffe announced his retirement from state league football at the end of the season and transitioned into development coaching at Port Adelaide in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1447328/sutcliffe-announces-retirement-from-league-football|title=Sutcliffe announces retirement from league football|work=Port Adelaide FC|date=8 October 2023|author=Loukas Founten}}
Sutcliffe has represented South Australia against Western Australia in the annual state league interstate match in 2021.{{Cite web|title=SANFL Selectors finalise West End State Team|url=https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/sanfl-selectors-finalise-west-end-state-team/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=SANFL|language=en-US}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Portplayer}}
- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608192839/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/4516 WAFL Statistics]
{{Peel Thunder 2017 WAFL premiers}}
{{2011 AFL national draft}}
{{2019 AFL mid-season draft}}
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Category:Fremantle Football Club players
Category:East Fremantle Football Club players
Category:Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Peel Thunder Football Club players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club players
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