Ellie Hampson (born 8 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for in the

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competition (AFLW). From 2020 to season seven (2022), she played for .

Early life

Hampson grew up in

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and attended

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. She grew up playing soccer and was considered an outstanding prospect. At the age of 15, she began playing Australian rules football for the Hermit Park Football Club and was a junior state representative in both sports but decided to focus on the latter due to better junior pathways. She was one of the Gold Coast Suns' three inaugural signings for the women's list and her acquisition was announced on her 18th birthday. She signed with the Gold Coast Suns Academy and relocated to the Gold Coast for the 2019 season and began playing QAFLW football for

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. She would go on to play part in Coorparoo's 2019 QAFLW premiership and was named an Under 18

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as well as Queensland's MVP at the

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. In 2020, Hampson switched QAFLW clubs and began playing for the Bond University Bull Sharks.

AFLW career

Hampson made her AFLW debut against Richmond in round 2 of the

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. At the end of season seven (2022), she was traded to as part of a five-club deal.

Statistics

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* * 2001 births Living people Australian people of Canadian descent Sportswomen from Queensland Australian rules footballers from Queensland Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players 21st-century Australian women {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub