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Shane Ellen
Australian rules footballer

Shane Ellen

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Shane Ellen (born 1 January 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Bulldogs career

Ellen, a Footscray local, made his debut with the Bulldogs in 1993, and when he left in 1995 he had played just 11 games for 1 goal. He was then delisted, before being selected by the Adelaide Football Club in the 1996 Pre-season Draft.

Adelaide career

He arrived at the Crows in 1996 and was a largely unheralded player. That was until the 1997 AFL Grand Final against St Kilda. This proved to be a defining moment in his career, until the journeyman's AFL career ended at the end of 2000, after 54 games and 15 goals with the club.

Grand Final hero

In the 1997 Grand Final, Ellen was considered the unlikely hero for the Crows. In the first half he booted two goals from full-forward, playing there in place of the injured Tony Modra. He was then switched to the half-back line by coach Malcolm Blight, which proved to be an inspired move – Ellen kicked three of his five goals for the match after half-time.

This amazing performance was understated by the fact he had kicked three goals in his previous 38 AFL matches. After the 1997 Grand Final he kicked eight more goals for the remainder of his career.

Statistics

Legend
 G Goals B Behinds K Kicks H Handballs D Disposals M Marks T Tackles
SeasonTeam#GamesGBKHDMTGBKHDMT
TotalsAverages (per game)
1993Footscray4740122931620.00.35.52.37.81.50.5
1994Footscray200
1995Footscray2071236743830.10.35.11.06.11.10.4
1996Adelaide1317211287820655170.10.17.54.612.13.21.0
1997Adelaide131052704511539140.50.27.04.511.53.91.4
1998Adelaide1317791224616845210.40.57.22.79.92.61.2
1999Adelaide136112210321120.20.23.71.75.31.80.3
2000Adelaide13403285331310.00.87.01.38.33.30.3
Career651619428200628177600.20.36.63.19.72.70.9

Player honours

  • 1997 premiership player
  • 1998 premiership player

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