Ellie Johnston (born 24 October 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL Women's Premiership and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 24 October 2000 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 1 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editBorn in Taree, New South Wales, Johnston began playing rugby league for the Wauchope Thunder in 2018.[2] She had previously represented Australia under-17 at indoor netball.[3]
Playing career
editIn May 2019, after playing for the North Coast Bulldogs at the Women's Country Championships, Johnston was selected to represent NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.[4]
In September 2020, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons Women NRL Women's Premiership team.[5] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 18–4 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[6] In the 2021 and 2022 NRL Women's Premiership seasons Ellie played as a prop forward for the Parramatta Eels Women.
References
edit- ^ "Ellie Johnston - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Daniels, Peter (7 June 2018). "Wauchope Thunder players Chloe Saunders, Ellie Johnston and Naomi George selected in NSW Country 15s merit squad Peter Daniels". Wauchope Gazette. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Duncan, Jeanene (12 May 2017). "Ellie Johnston has been selected to play at the Junior Indoor Netball". Great Lakes Advocate. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (22 May 2019). "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters". St. George Illawarra Dragons. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.