| Ellie McKenzie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_06.02.21.jpg) McKenzie in February 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Original team(s) | Northern Knights (NAB League Girls) | ||
| Draft | No. 1,2020 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2021,Richmond vs.Brisbane, atPunt Road Oval | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021– | Richmond | 27 (8) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ellie McKenzie (born 17 October 2002) is anAustralian rules footballer playing for theRichmond Football Club in theAFL Women's (AFLW).
McKenzie grew up in the northern Melbourne suburb ofNorthcote.[1] She first played junior football in 2010 in an under 10s boys team at theFitzroy Junior Football Club before a representative stint with theNorthern Knights in theNAB League Girls competition.[1]
She earned All-Australian honours as a bottom age player at the2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships but was unable to challenge for a consecutive honour after the 2020 series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
McKenzie was drafted by Richmond with the first overall pick in the2020 AFL Women's draft.[2]
She made her debut againstBrisbane atPunt Road Oval in the opening round of the2021 season. She recorded 12 disposals in the loss, and was named among her side's best byAFL Media.[3]
McKenzie won a2021 AFL Women's Rising Star nomination for her role inRichmond's first ever AFLW win, recorded againstGeelong. In that game, she had 16 disposals, 5 marks, a goal and 4 inside 50s.[4] McKenzie won the league's best first year player award in 2021, following in the footsteps of Rising Star winnerChloe Molloy, Brownlow medallistMadison Prespakis and St Kilda gunGeorgia Patrikios. She received 137 votes to win the award, the closest to her being BulldogJess Fitzgerald on 63 votes.[5] She also finished runner up in the team's best and fairest for 2021, finishing with 15 vote which was 1 behind winnerMonique Conti, and won the team's best first year player award.[6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2021 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 70 | 140 | 27 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 70 | 140 | 27 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 6 | ||
McKenzie is the younger sister of formerNorth Melbourne men's rookie Tom McKenzie.[1]
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