Ashlee Atkins

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Ashlee Atkins
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Atkins playing for Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 26, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Fremantle  vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2019 Fremantle 13 0(6)
2020–2022 West Coast 23 0(3)
S7 (2022) Gold Coast 05 0(1)
Total41 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ashlee Atkins (born 2 April 1993) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played 13 matches for Fremantle and 23 matches for West Coast. Atkins was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and twenty-sixth overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft. [1] She made her debut in the twenty-six point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. [2] In April 2019, she signed with expansion club, West Coast. [3] It was revealed Atkins signed on with West Coast on 25 June 2021. [4] In May 2022, West Coast delisted Atkins. [5] [6] In June 2022, Gold Coast had confirmed they had signed Atkins. [7] On 11 November 2022, she announced her retirement. [8]

Atkins playing for West Coast in January 2020 Ashlee Atkins 26.01.20.jpg
Atkins playing for West Coast in January 2020

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