Ebony Antonio

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Ebony Antonio
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Antonio during a pre-season practice match for Fremantle in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ebony Antonio
Date of birth (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 32)
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAWFL)
Draft 2016 priority selection
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle  vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender / forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 12
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 57 (32)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2017 The Allies 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ebony Antonio (born 18 December 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Antonio represented The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match in 2017, and won AFL Women's All-Australian selection and the Fremantle fairest and best award in 2018. She also won the Goal of the Year and shared the Western Derby Medal with Kiara Bowers in 2022 season 6.

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Early life

Antonio attended Willetton Senior High School in Perth, Western Australia. [1] She played football and basketball as a junior. Between 2009 and 2011, she played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Willetton Tigers. During this time, she spent two seasons with the West Coast Waves in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 2012, she moved to Bendigo in Victoria to play for the Bendigo Braves and Bendigo Spirit. She played two seasons for both teams, and she was a member of the Spirit's 2012/13 and 2013/14 WNBL championship squads. In 2014, she returned to Perth to play for the Willetton Tigers before re-joining the Waves for 2014/15 season. She continued on with the Tigers in 2015 and 2016. She won championships with Willetton in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016. She turned her attention to football in 2016, playing with the Swan Districts in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL). [2] Antonio was signed as a priority player by Fremantle in August 2016 ahead of the league's inaugural 2017 season. [3]

AFL Women's career

Antonio during a pre-season practice match in 2018 Ebony Antonio chasing the ball.jpg
Antonio during a pre-season practice match in 2018

Antonio made her debut in round 1, 2017 in the club's inaugural match against Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval. [4] She was the first player to be suspended in the AFLW, receiving a one-week suspension for a high bump on Bulldogs defender Jess Gardner. Antonio returned to play for the Dockers' final five matches of the season. Antonio later played for The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match against Victoria on 2 September, where she was named among the Allies' best players. [5] Fremantle signed Antonio for the 2018 season during the trade and signing period in May 2017. [6]

Antonio had a much improved season in 2018, when she was selected in the 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team [7] and won the Fremantle fairest and best award. [8] She had minor surgery on her Achilles following the AFLW season, forcing her to miss most of the WAWFL season with Swan Districts. [9] Fremantle signed Antonio for the 2019 season during the trade and signing period in May 2018. [10]

Fremantle signed Antonio for the 2020 season during the trade and sign period in April 2019. [11]

Leading into the 2020 season, womens.afl journalist Sarah Black named Antonio at no. 20 on her list of the top 30 players in the AFLW. [12] She was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week in round 6, [13] and was selected in the initial 40-woman squad for the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team. [14] [15] [16]

Leading into the 2021 season, Sarah Black named Antonio at no. 15 on her annual list of the top 30 players in the AFLW. [17] She was named among Fremantle's best players in its record-breaking Western Derby win over West Coast in round 6 with 23 disposals [18] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for that round. [19] In June 2021, Antonio re-signed with the club for two years. [20]

In round 1 of 2022 season 6, Antonio kicked three goals from twelve disposals, including a Goal of the Year contender in the first quarter, in Fremantle's Western Derby win to share the Western Derby Medal with teammate Kiara Bowers; [21] she also won the maximum ten coaches' votes [22] and was named in womens.afl's Team of the Week. [23] Antonio was named among Fremantle's best players in its round 4 win over Collingwood [24] and was best afield in Fremantle's win over the Western Bulldogs a few days later. [25] She was named among Fremantle's best players in its losses to North Melbourne in round 5 [26] and Adelaide in round 8. [27] Antonio was one of three late outs for Fremantle heading into its record-breaking loss to Melbourne in round 9 due to the AFL's health and safety protocols, [28] before returning in round 10 against Gold Coast. [29]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2022 season 6. [30]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Fremantle 1262145257019270.30.27.54.211.73.24.50
2018 Fremantle 1273054409415310.40.07.75.713.42.14.40
2019 Fremantle 1285562208214240.60.67.82.510.31.83.00
2020 Fremantle 1274253328523300.60.37.64.612.13.34.30
2021 Fremantle 121014883612437380.10.48.83.612.43.73.80
2022 (S6) Fremantle 1211841024714933440.70.49.34.313.53.04.06
Career4924164042006041411940.50.38.24.112.32.94.06

Personal life

Antonio became engaged to Fremantle teammate and captain Kara Donnellan in April 2018, [31] and they married in October 2019. [32]

Honours and achievements

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