Danielle Ponter
Danielle Ponter | |||
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![]() Ponter playing for Adelaide in January 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
Original team(s) | St Mary's (NTFL) Essendon (VFLW) | ||
Draft | No. 48, 2018 AFLW draft | ||
Debut | Round 2, 2019, Adelaide vs. Carlton, at Ikon Park | ||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Adelaide | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019– | Adelaide | 58 (66) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Danielle Ponter (born 8 January 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She played for St Mary's and Essendon in her junior career, typically as a forward. Ponter was selected with pick 48 in the 2018 AFL Women's draft and made her debut in round 2 of the 2019 season. She was nominated for the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award in round 4.
Early life
Ponter was born in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1] She had a strong footballing background as part of the noted Rioli–Long family;[2] she is the niece of former Essendon player Michael Long and the cousin of former Hawthorn footballer Cyril Rioli.[3] Ponter began playing for St Mary's at 11 in the under-16 female division of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), in the 2011–12 season.[3][4] She won the Sharyn Smith Medal, the division best and fairest, in four consecutive seasons.[4]
"The things she can do with a footy are phenomenal. I don't know if I've seen any other young player like her."
Aasta O'Connor, AFLW talent manager[3]
Ponter competed at the 2014 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships for the Thunder Devils (a combined Northern Territory–Tasmania team) at 14.[3] She competed at the next three championships[3] and additionally played for the Central Allies in a state of origin match in 2017[5] and 2018.[6] Ponter attended the 2018 AFLW draft combine[7] and was a member of the 2018 AFLW Academy, one of twenty-nine seventeen-year-old prospects.[8] She played for Essendon's VFL Women's side in 2018, kicking six goals in six matches.[3] Ahead of the 2018 AFLW draft, prospects nominated a state or region they wished to play in; Ponter chose South Australia, meaning Adelaide, as the only South Australian club, was the only team with an opportunity to select her.[3]
AFLW career
Ponter was drafted by Adelaide with pick 48 in the 2018 AFLW draft, their fifth selection.[7] She continued to play in the NTFL prior to the 2019 AFL Women's season. She was not selected for the opening round of the 2019 season; coach Matthew Clarke acknowledged she was "pretty stiff to miss out".[9] Ponter made her debut the next round, playing as a defender in contrast to her usual position of forward in her junior career.[10] This made her the first member of the Rioli–Long family to play top-level women's Australian rules football.[7] She returned to the forward line in round 4 and received a nomination for the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award after kicking two goals.[10]
References
- ^ O'Connor, Callum (19 May 2018). "VFLW: Back home". essendonfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (20 October 2018). "A Long story with a new footy twist". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Black, Sarah (19 October 2018). "Rioli-Long lineage set to continue in AFLW". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b "AFLW: Adelaide call NT talent Danielle Ponter". afc.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Arnold, Caitlin (25 August 2017). "AFLW State of Origin U18s Allies squad confirmed". aflnswact.com.au. AFL NSW/ACT. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Central Allies". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Morris, Grey (23 October 2018). "Danielle Ponter gets the thumbs up from AFLW club Adelaide after her No.48 draft selection". Northern Territory News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "AFLW: 2018 Academy prospects revealed". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Morris, Grey (8 February 2019). "St Mary's young gun Danielle Ponter to make her AFLW debut for the Crows against Carlton". Northern Territory News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b Black, Sarah (26 February 2019). "Great footy bloodlines in round four Rising Star nominee". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links
- Danielle Ponter at AustralianFootball.com
- Danielle Ponter's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
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- 1 Gould
- 2 Jones
- 3 Boileau
- 4 Prowse
- 5 Martin
- 6 Munyard
- 7 Kustermann
- 8 Allen
- 9 Varnhagen
- 10 Marinoff (c)
- 11 Goodwin
- 12 Biddell
- 13 Mueller
- 14 Thompson
- 15 Ponter
- 16 Levy*
- 17 Newman
- 19 Waterhouse
- 20 Henry
- 21 Tarlinton
- 23 Kelly
- 24 Boyle-Carr*
- 25 Charlton
- 26 Randall
- 27 Ballard
- 28 Tonon
- 32 J. Allan
- 33 Hatchard
- 39 S. Allan (c)
- Coach: Clarke
* denotes rookie listed players