Ashlee Atkins

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Ashlee Atkins

| image = Ashlee Atkins 2019.1.jpg

| caption = Atkins playing for Fremantle in January 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|02|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = {{WAFLW|EF}} (WAWFL)

| draftpick = No. 26, 2017 AFL Women's draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2018

| debutteam = {{AFLW|Fre}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|WB}}

| debutstadium = VU Whitten Oval

| height = 165 cm

| weight = 69 kg

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 2018–2019

| club1 = {{AFLW|Fre}}

| games_goals1 = 13 {{0}}(6)

| years2 = 2020–2022

| club2 = {{AFLW|WC}}

| games_goals2 = 23 {{0}}(3)

| years3 = S7 (2022)

| club3 = {{AFLW|GC}}

| games_goals3 = {{0}}5 {{0}}(1)

| games_goalstotal = 41 (10)

| statsend = the S7 (2022) season

| careerhighlights =

}}

Ashlee Atkins (born 2 April 1993) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played 13 matches for {{AFLW|Fre}} and 23 matches for {{AFLW|WC}}. Atkins was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and twenty-sixth overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/womens-afl/2017-aflw-draft-isabel-huntington-goes-at-pick-one-to-western-bulldogs-20171018-gz360j.html|title=2017 AFLW draft: Isabel Huntington goes at pick No.1 to Western Bulldogs|last=Cherney|first=Daniel|date=18 October 2017|work=The Age|location=Fairfax Media|accessdate=4 February 2018}} She made her debut in the twenty-six point loss to the {{AFLW|WB}} at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-round-1-teams-named-stars-set-for-second-season/news-story/077a366efa799f0a65cbc3eba0645036|title=AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season|last=Salemme|first=kate|date=1 February 2018|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|accessdate=4 February 2018}} In April 2019, she signed with expansion club, West Coast.{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Rhys |title=AFLW: Exciting quartet elects to fly with Eagles |url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2019-04-11/aflw-exciting-quartet-elects-to-fly-with-eagles |accessdate=7 February 2020 |work={{AFL WC}} |publisher=Telstra Media |date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412081452/https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2019-04-11/aflw-exciting-quartet-elects-to-fly-with-eagles |archive-date=12 April 2019 |url-status=dead }} It was revealed Atkins signed on with {{AFLW|WC}} on 25 June 2021.{{cite web|title=AFLW: Star trio pen new deals|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/959366/aflw-star-trio-pen-new-deals|last1=Henderson|first1=Emma|access-date=26 June 2021|date=25 June 2021|work=West Coast Eagles Media}} In May 2022, West Coast delisted Atkins.{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1117963/aflw-eagles-announce-list-updates|title=AFLW: Eagles announce list updates|publisher=Telstra Media|work=West Coast|date=6 May 2022}}{{cite web |title=FLW: Eagles announce list updates |url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1117963/aflw-eagles-announce-list-updates |website=West Coast Eagles |publisher=Telstra Media |access-date=6 May 2022}}

In June 2022, Gold Coast had confirmed they had signed Atkins.{{cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1160867/ashlee-atkins-joins-the-suns-as-undrafted-free-agent|title=Ashlee Atkins joins the SUNS as undrafted free agent|date=30 June 2022|access-date=30 June 2022|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630155057/https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1160867/ashlee-atkins-joins-the-suns-as-undrafted-free-agent|url-status=live}} On 11 November 2022, she announced her retirement.{{cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1246513/ashlee-atkins-announces-retirement|title=Ashlee Atkins announces retirement|quote=The Gold Coast SUNS would like to thank Ashlee Atkins for her contributions to the club as the 29-year-old announces her retirement.|publisher=Telstra|work={{AFL GC}}|date=11 November 2022|access-date=12 November 2022}}

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