Cam Sutcliffe

Cam Sutcliffe
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Sutcliffe
Date of birth	(1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Naracoorte, South Australia
Original team(s)	Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
Draft	No. 71, 2011 national draft No. 9, 2019 mid-season rookie draft
Debut	Round 15, 2012, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at Patersons Stadium
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Defender / midfielder
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–2018	Fremantle	104 (18)
2019–2020	Port Adelaide	009 0(5)
Total		113 (23)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 16, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.^[1]

Sutcliffe made his AFL debut in Round 15, 2012, against Western Bulldogs at Subiaco Oval.^[2] The previous week he had performed very well for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), gathering 34 possessions and kicking two goals.^[3]

He played in Fremantle's first Grand Final in 2013, which saw them go down to Hawthorn by 15 points.

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 Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval, tasked with the job of tagging his former Fremantle teammate and good friend Lachie Neale in Port's 48 point loss.^[4] Sutcliffe was delisted from the senior list at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season after playing nine AFL games.^[5] 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,^[6] and remained in the position until the end of the 2023 season, whereupon he was replaced by Nick Moore.^[7][8] Sutcliffe announced his retirement from state league football at the end of the season and transitioned into development coaching at Port Adelaide in 2024.^[9]

Sutcliffe has represented South Australia against Western Australia in the annual state league interstate match in 2021.^[10]

References

1. O'Donoghue, Craig (26 November 2011). "Sutcliffe nearly at Freo last year". The West Australian.
2. Quartermaine, Braden (6 July 2012). "Dockers confirm Cameron Sutcliffe debut against Bulldogs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. Rynne, Nick (1 July 2012). "Sharks stir to dodge another upset". The West Australian.
4. Barrett, Damian (15 July 2019). "Barrett: Lions privately fuming over Lachie Neale treatment". AFL.com.au.
5. Founten, Loukas (20 October 2020). "Sutcliffe departs Port Adelaide". Port Adelaide Power Media.
6. "Sutcliffe returns to Port Adelaide as SANFL leadership player". Port Adelaide FC. 5 December 2020.
7. "Goldsack excited by new faces and retention of key players". Port Adelaide FC. 23 March 2023.
8. Jamie Anderson (15 February 2024). "Nick Moore named Port Adelaide SANFL captain". Port Adelaide FC.
9. Loukas Founten (8 October 2023). "Sutcliffe announces retirement from league football". Port Adelaide FC.
10. "SANFL Selectors finalise West End State Team". SANFL. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

• Cam Sutcliffe's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
• WAFL Statistics
• Cam Sutcliffe's playing statistics from AFL Tables