Ebony Antonio

Ebony Antonio
Antonio playing for Fremantle in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ebony Antonio
Date of birth (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAWFL)
Draft 2016 priority selection
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle
vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 13 (5)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 The Allies 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ebony Antonio (born 18 December 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Antonio was selected in the 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team and won the Fremantle best and fairest award in 2018.

Early life

Antonio played football and basketball as a junior. Between 2009 and 2011, she played in the State Basketball League (SBL) for the Willetton Tigers. During this time, she spent two seasons with the West Coast Waves in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 2012, she moved to Bendigo in Victoria to play for the Bendigo Braves and Bendigo Spirit. She played two seasons for both teams, and she was a member of the Spirit's 2012/13 and 2013/14 WNBL championship squads. In 2014, she returned to Perth to play for the Willetton Tigers before re-joining the Waves for 2014/15 season. She continued on with the Tigers in 2015 and 2016. She won championships with Willetton in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016. She turned her attention to football in 2016, playing with the Swan Districts in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL).[1] Antonio was signed as a priority player by Fremantle in August 2016 ahead of the league's inaugural 2017 season.[2]

AFL Women's career

Antonio made her debut in round 1, 2017 in the club's inaugural match against Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval.[3] She was the first player to be suspended in the AFLW, receiving a one-week suspension for a high bump on Bulldogs defender Jess Gardner. Antonio returned to play for the Dockers' final five matches of the season. Antonio later played for The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match against Victoria on 2 September, where she was named among the Allies' best players.[4] Fremantle signed Antonio for the 2018 season during the trade and signing period in May 2017.[5]

Antonio had a much improved season in 2018, when she was selected in the 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team[6] and won the Fremantle best and fairest award.[7] She had minor surgery on her Achilles following the AFLW season, forcing her to miss most of the WAWFL season with Swan Districts.[8] Fremantle signed Antonio for the 2019 season during the trade and signing period in May 2018.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T Votes
Totals Averages (per game)
2017 Fremantle 1262145257019270.30.27.54.211.73.24.50
2018 Fremantle 1273054409415310.40.07.75.713.42.14.40
Career 13 5 1 99 65 164 34 58 0.4 0.1 7.6 5.0 12.6 2.6 4.5 0

Personal life

Antonio became engaged to Fremantle teammate and captain Kara Donnellan in April 2018.[11]

Honours and achievements

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Coleman-Heard, Rory (8 March 2017). "Antonio drawing on experience". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ van Straalen, Pia (30 September 2016). "Basketball star, footy lover: Ebony Antonio's timing is just right". Canning Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (4 February 2017). "Dogs dominate wayward Freo women's side". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Black, Sarah (2 September 2017). "AFLW: Daisy stands tall as Big V dominates". afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". afl.com.au. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Wood, Lauren (27 March 2018). "AFLW All-Australian team 2018: Chelsea Randall captain, four Bulldogs named". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Antonio wins Freo's Fairest and Best". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Black, Sarah (21 June 2018). "AFLW: Freo duo likely to miss WAWFL season". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ebony Antonio". Australian Football. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "@kdjudd15 put a ring on it". Instagram. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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