Jamie Stanton Explained

Jamie Stanton
Fullname:Jamie Stanton
Birth Date:7 November 1995
Originalteam:Coolangatta Tweed Heads (QWAFL)
Draftpick:No. 127, 2016 national draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:Casey Fields
Height:166cm
Position:Midfielder / forward
Guernsey:17
Years1:2017–2018
Games Goals1:16 (0)
Years2:2019
Games Goals2:7 (0)
Years3:2020–
Games Goals3:36 (24)
Games Goalstotal:59 (24)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:

Jamie Stanton (born 7 November 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to 2018 and the North Melbourne Football Club in 2019. Stanton was the inaugural Gold Coast Club Champion in 2020 and is a dual Gold Coast leading goalkicker.

Early life

Stanton grew up on the Gold Coast where she attended St Andrews Lutheran College[1] and excelled in soccer, earning selection for the junior Matildas as a teenager.[2] Following high school graduation, she accepted a four-year soccer scholarship to attend Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky but lost passion for the sport and returned to Queensland after one year in the United States.[3] She then began playing Australian rules football for the first time at 19 when she was invited to play for Coolangatta Tweed Heads in the Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL).

AFL Women's career

Stanton was recruited by with the 127th selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.[4] Brisbane signed Stanton for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[5]

In May 2018, Stanton joined expansion team for the 2019 AFL Women's season.[6]

In April 2019, Stanton left North Melbourne to return to Queensland and join new expansion team for the 2020 AFL Women's season.[7] She made her Gold Coast debut in the club's inaugural game against at Blacktown ISP Oval, and was named among Gold Coast's best players.[8] Stanton was best afield in Gold Coast's inaugural win against at Metricon Stadium the following week,[9] playing a tagging role on Richmond captain Katie Brennan despite a shoulder injury during the game,[10] and was selected in womens.afls Team of the Week for that round.[11] Finishing the season as one of fourteen players to have played the most AFL Women's matches to that point with 30,[12] she went on to be selected in the initial 40-woman squad for the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team[13] [14] [15] and was the inaugural Gold Coast Club Champion.[16] [17]

In 2022 (S6), Stanton was Gold Coast's best player in its losses to in round 1,[18] in round 8[19] and in round 10,[20] and was among Gold Coast's best players in every other game for the season.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[27]

|-| 2017 || || 17| 8 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 14 || 74 || 15 || 23 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.5 || 1.8 || 9.3 || 1.9 || 2.9 || 0|-| 2018 || || 17| 8 || 0 || 1 || 96 || 37 || 133 || 21 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.0 || 4.6 || 16.6 || 2.6 || 3.1 || 0|-| 2019 || || 17| 7 || 0 || 1 || 80 || 40 || 120 || 35 || 29 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.4 || 5.7 || 16.1 || 5.0 || 4.1 || 3|-| 2020 || || 17| 7 || 2 || 3 || 89 || 31 || 120 || 20 || 26 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 12.7 || 4.4 || 17.1 || 2.9 || 3.7 || 2|-| 2021 || || 17| 6 || 3 || 5 || 55 || 20 || 75 || 12 || 24 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 9.2 || 3.3 || 12.5 || 2.0 || 4.0 || 1|-| 2022 (S6) || || 17| 10 || 2 || 5 || 108 || 31 || 139 || 15 || 56 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 10.8 || 3.1 || 13.9 || 1.5 || 5.6 || 3|-| 2022 (S7) || || 17| 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0|-| 2023 || || 17| 11 || 16 || 4 || 52 || 14 || 66 || 17 || 29 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 4.7 || 1.3 || 6.0 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 3|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 59 !! 24 !! 20 !! 544 !! 188 !! 732 !! 135 !! 215 !! 0.4 !! 0.3 !! 9.2 !! 3.2 !! 12.4 !! 2.3 !! 3.6 !! 12|}

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Lindsay Wilson College Blue Raiders - Jamie Stanton Profile. 17 June 2019. Lindsay Wilson College. 9 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Crunch! And then came the pain…. Stanton, Jamie . 14 March 2018.
  3. News: How a hunger for development sparked Stanton’s rise. 21 July 2019. goldcoastfc.com.au. 16 July 2019.
  4. Web site: AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions. Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. 6 June 2017.
  5. Web site: AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au. afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 June 2017. 26 May 2017.
  6. Web site: AFLW: North signs superstars. . Telstra Media. 11 May 2018.
  7. News: Jamie Stanton becomes a Sun. goldcoastfc.com.au. 8 April 2019. 9 April 2019.
  8. News: Beveridge. Riley. Match report: Giants pip Suns in a thriller in the wet. womens.afl. 8 February 2019. 11 February 2019.
  9. News: Canil. Jourdan. Match report: Suns shine at home to edge Tigers in battle of newcomers. womens.afl. 15 February 2020. 18 February 2020.
  10. News: Canil. Jourdan. Suns tough nut rises above niggling tactics to outshine star Tiger. womens.afl. 17 February 2020. 18 February 2020.
  11. News: Black. Sarah. AFLW Team of the Week, round two. womens.afl. 18 February 2020. 18 February 2020.
  12. News: Black. Sarah. The 30-gamers: Meet members of the AFLW's exclusive club. womens.afl. 25 April 2020. 6 May 2020.
  13. News: Black. Sarah. REVEALED: Magpies lead the way in All-Australian squad. womens.afl. 3 April 2020. 5 April 2020.
  14. News: AFLW statement: 2020 AFLW All-Australian Squad. womens.afl. 3 April 2020. 5 April 2020.
  15. News: Negrepontis. Nic. Official 2020 AFLW All-Australian squad revealed. SEN. 3 April 2020. 5 April 2020.
  16. News: Best and fairest wrap-up: Who won your club's awards?. womens.afl. 5 May 2020. 5 May 2020.
  17. News: Cheadle. Josh. Jamie Stanton crowned inaugural SUNS AFLW Club Champion. goldcoastfc.com.au. 5 May 2020. 5 May 2020.
  18. News: Australian Associated Press. Giants edge valiant Suns to close out dramatic opening round. womens.afl. 9 January 2022. 11 January 2022.
  19. News: Australian Associated Press. Welsh. Sophie. Better late than never: Saints FINALLY on the board after Suns thriller. womens.afl. 27 February 2022. 27 February 2022.
  20. News: Australian Associated Press. Dockers too strong for Suns, but just miss home final. womens.afl. 13 March 2022. 13 March 2022.
  21. News: Black. Sarah. Suns come from the clouds to snatch victory from Eagles. womens.afl. 16 January 2022. 16 January 2022.
  22. News: Whiting. Michael. Rising Suns storm home to run over top of Tigers in thriller. womens.afl. 30 January 2022. 30 January 2022.
  23. News: Bastiani. Gemma. Demons return to winners list after tough fight with in-form Suns. womens.afl. 5 February 2022. 6 February 2022.
  24. News: Australian Associated Press. Welsh. Sophie. Rolled Gold: A Groves-Little goes a long way as Suns topple Cats. womens.afl. 11 February 2022. 12 February 2022.
  25. News: Whiting. Michael. Red-hot Lions break club records in MASSIVE win. womens.afl. 17 February 2022. 17 February 2022.
  26. News: Australian Associated Press. Shock and DRAW: Suns-Dogs ends all square after thrilling finish. womens.afl. 22 February 2022. 22 February 2022.
  27. Web site: Jamie Stanton – player stats by season. Australian Football. 16 December 2023.