Shane Ellen

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.

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.

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.{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|182}}

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.{{AFL Tables|S/Shane_Ellen}}[http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4417/newsid/86295/default.aspx Defender’s goal spree]{{dead link|date=September 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

:[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Shane_Ellen.html Shane Ellen's player profile at AFL Tables]

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993

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| 47 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 22 || 9 || 31 || 6 || 2 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 5.5 || 2.3 || 7.8 || 1.5 || 0.5

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994

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| 20 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995

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| 20 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 36 || 7 || 43 || 8 || 3 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 5.1 || 1.0 || 6.1 || 1.1 || 0.4

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996

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| 13 || 17 || 2 || 1 || 128 || 78 || 206 || 55 || 17 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.5 || 4.6 || 12.1 || 3.2 || 1.0

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1997

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| 13 || 10 || 5 || 2 || 70 || 45 || 115 || 39 || 14 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 7.0 || 4.5 || 11.5 || 3.9 || 1.4

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1998

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| 13 || 17 || 7 || 9 || 122 || 46 || 168 || 45 || 21 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 7.2 || 2.7 || 9.9 || 2.6 || 1.2

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999

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| 13 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 22 || 10 || 32 || 11 || 2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 3.7 || 1.7 || 5.3 || 1.8 || 0.3

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000

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| 13 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 28 || 5 || 33 || 13 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 7.0 || 1.3 || 8.3 || 3.3 || 0.3

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! colspan=3| Career

! 65

! 16

! 19

! 428

! 200

! 628

! 177

! 60

! 0.2

! 0.3

! 6.6

! 3.1

! 9.7

! 2.7

! 0.9

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