Ellie Johnston (born 24 October 2000) is an Australian
rugby league footballer who plays as a for the
Cronulla Sharks in the
NRL Women's Premiership and the
South Sydney Rabbitohs in the
NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Background
Born in
Taree, New South Wales, Johnston began playing rugby league for the
Wauchope Thunder in 2018. She had previously represented Australia under-17 at indoor
netball.
Playing career
In May 2019, after playing for the North Coast Bulldogs at the Women's Country Championships, Johnston was selected to represent NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.
In September 2020, she joined the
St. George Illawarra Dragons Women
St. George Illawarra Dragons Women are a rugby league team, representing both the Illawarra and St George, Sydney, St George regions of New South Wales. The team is part of the St. George Illawarra Dragons club and plays in the NRL Women's Prem ...
NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the
2020 NRLW season
The 2020 NRL Women's Premiership was the third season of professional women's rugby league in Australia.
Teams
Pre-season
Regular season
The season operated under a round-robin format, with games played as curtain-raisers to the 2020 NRL ...
, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 18–4 loss to the
Sydney Roosters.
In the 2021 and 2022
NRL Women's Premiership seasons Ellie played as a
prop forward
A rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field, with 4 substitutes on the bench. Each of the thirteen players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although pl ...
for the
Parramatta Eels Women
Parramatta Eels Women are a rugby league team, representing the Parramatta region of Sydney, New South Wales. The team is part of the Parramatta Eels club and plays in the NRL Women's Premiership, National Rugby League Women's Premiership. The cl ...
.
References
External links
St George Illawarra Dragons profile
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2000 births
Living people
Australian female rugby league players
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (NRLW) players
Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players
Rugby league props
St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players
Rugby league players from Taree
Sportswomen from New South Wales