| Shane Ellen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Shane Ellen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1973 | ||
| Original team(s) | Melton / Coburg | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1993–1995 | Footscray | 11 (1) | |
| 1996–2000 | Adelaide | 54 (15) | |
| Total | 65 (16) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shane Ellen (born 1 January 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Bulldogs career
[edit]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
[edit]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.
1997 Grand Final
[edit]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.[1]
This amazing performance was accentuated by the fact he had kicked just three goals in his previous 38 AFL matches. After the 1997 Grand Final, he kicked eight more goals for the remainder of his career.[2][3]
Statistics
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1993 | Footscray | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | Footscray | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Footscray | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | Adelaide | 13 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 78 | 206 | 55 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| 1997 | Adelaide | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 45 | 115 | 39 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | Adelaide | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 122 | 46 | 168 | 45 | 21 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | Adelaide | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | Adelaide | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Career | 65 | 16 | 19 | 428 | 200 | 628 | 177 | 60 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 182. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ Shane Ellen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ^ Defender’s goal spree[dead link]
- ^ Shane Ellen's player profile at AFL Tables
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