Ella Friend | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ella Friend | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 2003 | ||
Original team(s) | Greater Western Victoria Rebels (NAB League Girls) | ||
Draft | No. 4, 2021 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 4, 2022, St Kilda vs. West Coast, at Trevor Barker Beach Oval | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | St Kilda | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2022– | St Kilda | 25 (4) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Ella Friend is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Friend was recruited by St Kilda with the 4th pick in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. [1]
Friend debuted for the Saints in the fourth round of the 2022 AFL Women's season. [2] On debut, Friend collected 7 disposals and 2 tackles. [3]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2022 | St Kilda | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 65 | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0 |
S7 (2022) | St Kilda | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
Career | 16 | 0 | 0 | K | H | D | M | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
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