Elle Bennetts Explained

Elle Bennetts
Birth Date:6 September 1989
Height:175 cm
Draftpick:Rookie signing 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2018
Debutstadium:Casey Fields
Position:Defender
Guernsey:11
Years1:2018–2021
Games Goals1:30 (2)
Years2:2022–
Games Goals2:20 (2)
Games Goalstotal:50 (4)
Statsend:the 2023 season

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]

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"| scope=row style="text-align:center" | 2018 || | 22 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 43 || 26 || 69 || 17 || 23 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 6.1 || 3.7 || 9.9 || 2.4 || 3.3 || 2|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 7 || 0 || 3 || 49 || 27 || 76 || 10 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 7.0 || 3.9 || 10.9 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 0|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 49 || 38 || 87 || 21 || 13 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.0 || 5.4 || 12.4 || 3.0 || 1.9 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 9 || 2 || 2 || 68 || 65 || 133 || 28 || 16 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 7.6 || 7.2 || 14.8 || 3.1 || 1.8 || 0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 30! 2! 6! 209! 156! 365! 76! 63! 0.1! 0.2! 7.0! 5.2! 12.2! 2.5! 2.1! 2|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GIANTS Rookie Netballer. 4 February 2018. gwsgiants.com.au. Telstra Media. 20 May 2017.
  2. News: AFLW: Six clubs elevate rookies ahead of opener. 4 February 2018. AFL Media. Telstra Media. 1 February 2018.
  3. News: Matthews. Bruce. Match report: Demons win after Giant fright. 4 February 2018. AFL Media. Telstra Media. 3 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Cross-code Giant becomes a Bulldog. Sarah. Black. Telstra. AFL Women's. 7 June 2021.
  5. Web site: 2022 AFLW playing numbers: who’s wearing what and why?. westernbulldogs.com.au. 13 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Elle Bennetts - Player Stats By Season. Australian Football. 30 January 2021.