Stevie-Lee Thompson (born 23 March 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Stevie-Lee Thompson | |||
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![]() Thompson playing for Adelaide in January 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
Original team(s) | Wanderers (NTFL) | ||
Draft | No. 106, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2017, Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Thebarton Oval | ||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Adelaide | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017– | Adelaide | 51 (24) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2017 | The Allies | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of the 2018 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Thompson was born in Brisbane, but was raised in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand from the age of 4, not returning to Brisbane with her family until age 11. She was a star in touch rugby before suffering through a car crash and after that picked up Australian rules football.[1] In 2015, after moving to Darwin, she started playing the game with the Wanderers Football Club in the local Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).[2][3] From 2018, Thompson represented NT Thunder in the VFL Women's (VFLW), kicking 5 goals in 10 games for the club over two seasons.[4]
Thompson was drafted by Adelaide with their fourteenth selection and 106th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5] She made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[6] She was a part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.[7][8] She played every match in her debut season to finish with eight matches.[9] At the end of 2017, Thompson represented the Allies in the AFLW State of Origin match.[10] Adelaide signed Thompson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[11] After living and training in Darwin during her first season, Thompson relocated to Adelaide from the 2018 season.[12] The 2019 season was very successful for Thompson. Following a switch from playing as a defender to playing as a forward, she was Adelaide's leading goalkicker and the league's leading goalkicker after kicking 13 goals in the regular season.[13] She also kicked a goal for Adelaide as they claimed their second premiership, beating Carlton at Adelaide Oval in the Grand Final.[14] After the season, Thompson was selected for the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[15]
Thompson grew up in Brisbane as part of a large family, with eight brothers and sisters,[3] after her family moved from Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.[2] Thompson lives with her partner Karlee[16] and works as a teaching aid at Malak Re-Engagement Centre in Malak, Darwin.[3]
Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players |
Adelaide Football Club 2017 AFL Women's premiers | |
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Coach: Goddard |
Adelaide Football Club 2019 AFL Women's premiers | |
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Coach: Clarke |
Adelaide Football Club 2022 AFL Women's premiers | |
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Coach: Clarke |
Adelaide Football Club · leading goalkickers | |
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AFL |
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AFL Women's |
AFL Women's leading goalkicker | |
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Inaugural Adelaide Football Club AFL Women's team | |
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Full-back | |
Half-back | |
Centre | |
Half-forward | |
Full-forward | |
Ruck | |
Interchange | |
Coach | Bec Goddard |
The Allies team – 2017 women's State of Origin | |
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Western Australia | |
Queensland | |
South Australia | |
New South Wales | |
Australian Capital Territory | |
Northern Territory | |
Tasmania | |
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2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |
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Full-back |
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Centre |
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Half-forward |
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Full-forward |
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← 2018 The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team. 2020 → |