Nikki Nield

Christies Beach (AdelFL) Nikki Nield (née Gore, born 11 December 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Fremantle in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

Nield played Australian rules football since the age of 11, first at McLaren and then joined Christies Beach[3] She captained Christies Beach under-14 boys' team in 2014[1] and in 2016 joined their senior South Australian Women's Football League (SAWFL) side,[3] helping them claim the Adelaide Footy League Division 2 premiership in 2017.

[7] In 2019, Gore averaged 18 disposals over seven games, laying 48 tackles during the SANFLW season, helping South Adelaide claim back-to-back premierships.

[9] In 2024, Nield won the SANFL Women's League Best and Fairest Award with 27 votes, with South Adelaide qualifying for another Grand Final.

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.