Ella Roberts

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Ella Roberts
Ella Roberts 2025.jpg
Roberts pre-match with West Coast in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ella Roberts
Born (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 20)
Original team Peel Thunder (WAFLW)
Draft No. 14, 2022 national draft
Debut Round 1, S7, West Coast  vs. Port Adelaide, at Mineral Resources Park
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 4
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022 (S7)– West Coast 39 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2025.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ella Roberts is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was nominated for the AFL Women's Rising Star award in round 6 of season 7 and won the Derby Medal the following season, the first and only West Coast player to do so. Roberts was selected in the 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team and won the West Coast Club Champion award in 2024.

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Early life

Roberts played in a premiership with WAFL Women's (WAFLW) club Peel Thunder, kicking two goals in the grand final, and was named the most valuable player at the 2021 AFL Women's Under-19 Championships. [1]

AFL Women's career

Roberts was recruited by the Eagles with the 14th pick in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. [2] Despite being drafted for her key forward prowess, Roberts was played primarily as a midfielder in her debut season, [1] debuting for the Eagles in the opening round of season seven. [3] Roberts earned a rising star nomination in round 6 after she collected 15 disposals, a goal and 4 marks in a narrow loss to Hawthorn. [1]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 8, 2025. [4]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2022 (S7) West Coast 41022746013435290.20.27.46.013.43.52.91
2023 West Coast 410291139620947390.20.911.39.620.94.73.98
2024 West Coast 411691369923549610.50.812.49.021.44.55.512
2025 West Coast 4878939118435560.91.011.611.423.04.47.0
Career3917284163467621661850.40.710.78.919.54.34.721

Honours and achievements

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erikson, Daniel (3 October 2022). "Eagles young gun, versatile Giant earn R6 Rising Star nominations". womens.afl. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Welsh, Sophie (29 June 2022). "Swans crown new No.1, Eagle shock, every draft pick". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "AFLW: Roberts to debut against Port Adelaide". westcoasteagles.com.au. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ella Roberts – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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