Ellie Johnston (rugby league)
Australia international rugby league footballer, born 2000
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Ellie Johnston (born 24 October 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL Women's Premiership and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 24 October 2000 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
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.[4]
In September 2020, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[5] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 18–4 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[6]
In the 2021 and 2022 NRL Women's Premiership seasons Johnston played as a prop for the Parramatta Eels.