Former North Melbourne AFL player dies aged 23
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Former North Melbourne forward Phoenix Spicer has died at the age of 23.
Phoenix Spicer passed away at the age of 23.Credit: Getty Images
Spicer passed away on Friday; His family and North Melbourne confirmed the news. It seems that the cause of death of this person is not yet clear.
Selected by the Kangaroos with pick 42 in the 2020 national draft, Spicer played 12 AFL matches before being delisted at the end of 2023.
Spicer spent the last two seasons at the Western Bulldogs’ VFL affiliate Footscray – playing 18 games in that stretch – and was named as an emergency in the club’s VFL grand final victory in September.
Just months ago it was announced that Spicer had signed for Hoppers Crossing in the Western Region Football League for the 2026 season.
Hoppers Crossing is coached by Spicer’s former Kangaroos teammate Jared Polec.
Originally from Numbulwar, a remote community in eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Spicer was a proud Nunggubuyu man.
