Elise O'Dea

O'Dea was born in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to a family of Melbourne Football Club supporters and started playing football at fourteen years of age when she joined the Belconnen Magpies Football Club women's team.{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-3068-0-0-0&sID=280026&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=23822915|title=#27 Elise O'Dea - Victorian Women's Football League|work=VWFL.com.au|publisher=Fox Sports Pulse|access-date=2 March 2017}}{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|first1=Anthony|title=ELISE O'DEA KICKING GOALS - AFL Canberra - SportsTG|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-1051-0-0-0&sID=283705&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=42024267|website=SportsTG|publisher=AFL Canberra|access-date=1 May 2017|language=en|date=1 March 2016}} She made her senior debut in round one of the 2006 season against Ainslie in the AFL Canberra Women's competition. She was selected as part of the ACT representative teams in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011. O'Dea was also named part of the 2011 All-Australian women's team, and won both her club and league's best and fairest awards in 2012.

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O'Dea moved to Victoria in 2013 to join the Darebin Falcons.{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-10-12/elise-seizes-the-day|title=Elise seizes the day|last=Burgan|first=Matt|date=12 October 2016|work=MelbourneFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=2 March 2017}} Wearing number 30 and playing on the wing and half forward flank, was named as part of the Victorian state teams in 2013 and 2014, and was selected to play for both the Melbourne Football Club and Western Bulldogs as part of a series of women's exhibition games.

In 2016, O'Dea became the first player drafted by the Melbourne Football Club in the first AFLW draft and wore the number five guernsey in her debut season.{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-10-12/no8-elise-odea|title=No.8: Elise O’Dea|last=Burgan|first=Matt|date=12 October 2016|work=MelbourneFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=2 March 2017}} Prior to the start of the season, she was announced as one of two vice-captains for Melbourne, alongside Melissa Hickey.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-aflw-star-daisy-pearce-named-the-demons-inaugural-captain/news-story/b1cabb244593352861831fccd9b95c51|title=Melbourne AFLW star Daisy Pearce named the Demons’ inaugural captain|last=Wood|first=Lauren|date=14 January 2017|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=2 March 2017}} She made her debut during round 1 of the 2017 season against {{AFLW|Bri}} at Casey Fields. In the round four match against {{AFLW|Car}}, she collected twenty-seven disposals.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/melbourne-keep-aflw-premiership-hopes-alive-with-thrilling-sixpoint-win-over-carlton/news-story/8994ccceb6639c0380f43e293e4b26f9|title=Melbourne keep AFLW premiership hopes alive with thrilling six-point win over Carlton|last=Cavanagh|first=Chris|date=25 February 2017|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=2 March 2017}}

At the end of the 2017 season, O'Dea was nominated by her teammates for the AFL Players' Most Valuable Player Award.{{cite web|title=AFLW MVP Nominations Revealed|url=http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/aflw-mvp-nominations-revealed/|website=AFL Players Association|access-date=23 March 2017|date=21 March 2017}} She was also listed in the 2017 All-Australian team.{{cite web|last1=Navaratnam|first1=Dinny|title=Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-28/lions-crows-dominate-aflw-all-australian-team|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=BigPond|access-date=28 March 2017|date=28 March 2017}}

Melbourne signed O'Dea for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.{{cite web|title=AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-26/aflw-all-the-clubs-full-lists-after-trade-period|website=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}}

In December 2018, O'Dea and Shelley Scott were announced as Melbourne co-captains.{{cite news|last=Matthews|first=Bruce|title=AFLW: Dees announce co-captains to replace Daisy|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-19/aflw-dees-announce-cocaptains-to-replace-daisy|work=afl.com.au|date=19 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}

Following the conclusion of the 2020 season both O'Dea and fellow Demon Maddy Guerin were traded to the Carlton Football Club in exchange for Pick 15 in the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft.{{cite web|title=O'Dea and Guerin become Game Changers - CarltonFC.com.au|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/790369/odea-and-guerin-become-game-changers|date=6 August 2020|access-date=6 April 2021|website=carltonfc.com.au}}

: Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/playerseason/elise%2Bo%2527dea/19952|title=Elise O'Dea—player stats by season|work=Australian Football|access-date=21 March 2017}}

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Outside football, O'Dea works as an accountant.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/womens-afl/daisy-pearce-column-being-an-aflw-marquee-player-is-a-doubleedged-sword-20170301-guonjp.html|title=Being an AFLW marquee player is a double-edged sword|last=Pearce|first=Daisy|date=1 March 2017|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=2 March 2017}}

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Category:1991 births

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