Elle Bennetts
Elle Bennetts | |||
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![]() Bennetts playing for Greater Western Sydney in February 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 34) | ||
Draft | Rookie signing 2017 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2018, Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018–2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 30 (2) | |
2022– | Western Bulldogs | 20 (2) | |
Total | 50 (4) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Elle Bennetts (born 6 September 1989) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She has previously played for Greater Western Sydney. She is also an ex Physical Education and Health teacher at Star of the Sea College in Melbourne.
Australian rules football
Bennetts was signed by Greater Western Sydney as a rookie signing in May 2017 after never previously having played competitive football.[1] She was promoted to the Greater Western Sydney's main playing list following an injury to Alex Saundry[2] and subsequently made her debut in the six point loss to Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2018 season.[3]
In June 2021, Bennetts was traded to the Western Bulldogs in exchange for pick no. 28.[4] She was given the #11 guernsey.[5]
Netball
Bennetts has played netball with Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League between 2012 and 2017.[1] Bennetts played her first game with New South Wales Swifts in the 2019 Suncorp Super Netball season as a Wing Attack on Sunday June 16 2019 with a 59–55 win over the Giants.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 17 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2 |
2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 76 | 10 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
2020 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0 |
2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 65 | 133 | 28 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0 |
Career | 30 | 2 | 6 | 209 | 156 | 365 | 76 | 63 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "GIANTS Rookie Netballer". gwsgiants.com.au. Telstra Media. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "AFLW: Six clubs elevate rookies ahead of opener". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Matthews, Bruce (3 February 2018). "Match report: Demons win after Giant fright". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (7 June 2021). "Cross-code Giant becomes a Bulldog". AFL Women's. Telstra.
- ^ "2022 AFLW playing numbers: who's wearing what and why?". westernbulldogs.com.au. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Elle Bennetts - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
External links
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- Elle Bennetts's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Elle Bennetts at AustralianFootball.com
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