| Ellie Blackburn | |||
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 Blackburn playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ellie Blackburn | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1995 | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne University (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | 2016 marquee signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Western Bulldogs | 71 (29) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Victoria | 1 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ellie Blackburn (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She served as Western Bulldogs co-captain in 2019, and as their sole captain from 2020 to 2023. Blackburn is the Western Bulldogs games record holder with 71 games and equal goalkicking record holder with 29 goals.
Blackburn was drafted by the Bulldogs in 2016 as a marquee signing prior to the inaugural AFL Women's season, and is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian and five-time Western Bulldogs best and fairest. In 2017, she was the inaugural Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker, and in 2018, she captained the Bulldogs to their first AFL Women's premiership in the absence of suspended captain Katie Brennan. Blackburn was also voted as the AFL Players Association (AFLPA) AFLW best captain in 2021.