Ashlee Atkins

Ashlee Atkins
Atkins playing for Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 26, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2019 Fremantle 13 0(6)
2020–2022 West Coast 23 0(3)
S7 (2022) Gold Coast 05 0(1)
Total 41 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ashlee Atkins (born 2 April 1993) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played 13 matches for Fremantle and 23 matches for West Coast. Atkins was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and twenty-sixth overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the twenty-six point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] In April 2019, she signed with expansion club, West Coast.[3] It was revealed Atkins signed on with West Coast on 25 June 2021.[4] In May 2022, West Coast delisted Atkins.[5][6] In June 2022, Gold Coast had confirmed they had signed Atkins.[7] On 11 November 2022, she announced her retirement.[8]

Atkins playing for West Coast in January 2020
  1. ^ Cherney, Daniel (18 October 2017). "2017 AFLW draft: Isabel Huntington goes at pick No.1 to Western Bulldogs". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ Salemme, kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Dickinson, Rhys (12 April 2019). "AFLW: Exciting quartet elects to fly with Eagles". West Coast. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ Henderson, Emma (25 June 2021). "AFLW: Star trio pen new deals". West Coast Eagles Media. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ "AFLW: Eagles announce list updates". West Coast. Telstra Media. 6 May 2022.
  6. ^ "FLW: Eagles announce list updates". West Coast Eagles. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Ashlee Atkins joins the SUNS as undrafted free agent". 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Ashlee Atkins announces retirement". Gold Coast. Telstra. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022. The Gold Coast SUNS would like to thank Ashlee Atkins for her contributions to the club as the 29-year-old announces her retirement.