Ellyse Gamble Explained

Ellyse Gamble
Birth Date:16 September 1997
Originalteam:Burnie Dockers (TSL)
Draftpick:No. 69, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:VU Whitten Oval
Height:180 cm
Position:Defender
Guernsey:14
Years1:2017–2022
Games Goals1:24 (0)
Years2:S7 (2022)–
Games Goals2:17 (1)
Games Goalstotal:41 (1)
Statsend:the 2023 season

Ellyse Gamble (born 16 September 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Essendon in the AFL Women's competition. Gamble was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their ninth selection and sixty-ninth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played six matches in her debut season.[3] It was revealed that Gamble had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 8 out 9 possible games for the club that season.[4] Gamble achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after averaging the best in the league for one-on-one loss rate in the 2021 AFL Women's season, with a percentage of just 10.5 percent.[5] In May 2022, Gamble joined expansion club Essendon.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[7]

|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2017 || || 14| 6 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 12 || 22 || 5 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 1.7 || 2.0 || 3.7 || 0.8 || 1.5 || 0|-| scope=row | 2018 || || 14| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || 0|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2019 || || 14| 3 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 3 || 11 || 4 || 6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.7 || 1.0 || 3.7 || 1.3 || 2.0 || 0|-| scope=row | 2020 || || 14| 4 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 7 || 23 || 7 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 1.8 || 5.8 || 1.8 || 1.8 || 0|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2021 || || 14| 9 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 21 || 41 || 6 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.5 || 2.6 || 5.1 || 0.8 || 1.9 || 0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 21 !! 0 !! 1 !! 54 !! 43 !! 97 !! 22 !! 37 !! 0.0 !! 0.1 !! 2.6 !! 2.0 !! 4.6 !! 1.0 !! 1.8 !! 0|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team. 12 October 2016. WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 26 October 2017.
  2. News: AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition. 3 February 2017. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Ellyse Gamble. AustralianFootball.com. 26 October 2017.
  4. Web site: 25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0. 16 June 2021. 17 June 2021.
  5. Web site: All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut. womens.afl. 19 June 2021. 19 June 2021. Black. Sarah.
  6. Web site: Gamble dons the sash. Telstra Media. Essendon. 30 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Ellyse Gamble. australianfootball.com. 17 August 2021.