Stevie-Lee Thompson
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Stevie-Lee Thompson
| image = Stevie-Lee Thompson 2018.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Thompson playing for Adelaide in January 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Wanderers (NTFL)
| draftpick = No. 106, 2016 AFL Women's draft
| debutdate = Round 1, 2017
| debutteam = {{AFLW|Ade}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|GWS}}
| debutstadium = Thebarton Oval
| height = 169 cm
| weight =
| position = Defender / Forward
| currentclub = {{AFLW|Ade}}
| guernsey = 14
| years1 = 2017–
| club1 = {{AFLW|Ade}}
| games_goals1 = 74 (24)
| statsend = the 2023 season
| sooyears1 = 2017
| sooteam1 = The Allies
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
| repstatsend = the 2018 season
| careerhighlights =
- 3× AFL Women's premiership player: 2017, 2019, 2022 (S6)
- Adelaide leading goalkicker: 2019
- AFL Women's leading goalkicker: 2019
- All-Australian team: 2019
}}
Stevie-Lee Thompson (born 23 March 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Early life and state football
Thompson was born in Brisbane but was raised in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, from age 4, not returning to Brisbane with her family until age 11. She was a star in touch rugby before suffering through a car crash; after that, she picked up Australian rules football.{{cite news|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/the-remarkable-transformation-of-stevielee-thompson-from-rugby-league-loving-kid-to-aflws-leading-goal-kicker/news-story/d1942f071dd1ae683b7b206b31a10c0f|title=Stevie-Lee Thomson's remarkable transformation from rugby league loving kid to AFLW's leading goal kicker|newspaper=The Advertiser|date=23 March 2019}} In 2015, after moving to Darwin, she started playing the game with the Wanderers Football Club in the local Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). From 2018, Thompson represented NT Thunder in the VFL Women's (VFLW), kicking 5 goals in 10 games for the club over two seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntthunder.com.au/player/stevie-lee-thompson/|title=Stevie-Lee Thompson|publisher=NT Thunder|access-date=17 May 2020}}
AFL Women's career
Thompson was drafted by Adelaide with their fourteenth selection and 106th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/afl/six-nt-players-added-to-crows-afl-womens-league-list-after-draft/news-story/24d3dd6da86d8070f310a7019e7b7fa0|title=Six NT players added to Crows' AFL Women's League list after draft|last=McGowan|first=Marc|date=13 October 2016|newspaper=Northern Territory News|access-date=24 May 2017}} She made her debut in the 36-point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-teams-round-1-full-sides-named-for-inaugural-round-of-afl-womens-competition/news-story/2074512b6a2a374781cb5f3a23447d70|title=AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition|date=3 February 2017|work=Fox Sports|access-date=24 May 2017}} She was a part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-23/aflw-grand-final-teams-revealed|title=AFLW: Grand Final teams revealed|date=23 March 2017|work=Australian Football League|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=24 May 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/adelaide-crows-defeat-brisbane-lions-by-six-points-in-aflw-grand-final/news-story/ae171dd26875b828bc74ac7cc5728238|title=Adelaide Crows defeat Brisbane Lions by six points in AFLW grand final|last=David|first=Greg|date=25 March 2017|newspaper=The Courier-Mail|access-date=24 May 2017}} She played every match in her debut season to finish with eight matches.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Stevie-Lee%2BThompson/19869|title=Stevie-Lee Thompson|work=Australian Football|access-date=24 May 2017}} At the end of 2017, Thompson represented the Allies in the AFLW State of Origin match.{{cite web|url=http://aflnswact.com.au/nab-afl-womens-state-origin-squads-confirmed/|title=NAB AFL Women's State of Origin Squads confirmed|first=Leyla|last=Kaya|publisher=AFL NSW/ACT|date=15 August 2017}} Adelaide signed Thompson 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=Australian Football League|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}} After living and training in Darwin during her first season, Thompson relocated to Adelaide from the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/147090/aflw-flagwinning-crows-set-to-fly-south|title=AFLW: Flag-winning Crows set to fly south|first=Marc|last=McGowan|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Australian Football League|date=7 September 2017}} The 2019 season was very successful for Thompson. Following a switch from playing as a defender to playing as a forward, she was Adelaide's leading goalkicker and the league's leading goalkicker after kicking 13 goals in the regular season.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/239940/aflw-crows-forward-stevie-lee-thompson-takes-out-leading-goalkicker|title=AFLW: Crows forward Stevie-Lee Thompson takes out Leading Goalkicker|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Adelaide|date=2 April 2019}} She also kicked a goal for Adelaide as they claimed their second premiership, beating Carlton at Adelaide Oval in the 2019 Grand Final.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/17614/crows-soar-to-flag-in-front-of-record-crowd-but-injury-hits-superstart|title=Crows soar to flag in front of record crowd, but injury hits superstar|first=Lee|last=Gaskin|publisher=Telstra Media|work=AFL Women's|date=31 March 2019}} After the season, Thompson was selected for the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/17673/five-crows-four-roos-headline-all-australian-team|title=Five Crows, four Roos headline All Australian team|first=Dinny|last=Navaratnam|publisher=Telstra Media|work=AFL Women's|date=2 April 2019}}
Personal life
Thompson grew up in Brisbane as part of a large family, with eight brothers and sisters, after her family moved from Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/143070/stevielees-rapid-rise-to-aflw-|title=Stevie-Lee's rapid rise to AFLW|first=Matilda|last=Conlon|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Adelaide|date=13 December 2016}} Thompson lives with her partner Karlee{{cite web |last1=Guthrie |first1=Ben |title=Top gun: Why a young Crow is 'racking up frequent flyer points' |url=https://womens.afl/news/17023/top-gun-why-a-young-crow-is-racking-up-frequent-flyer-points- |website=Women's AFL |publisher=Australian Football League |access-date=17 April 2021}} and works as a teaching aid at Malak Re-Engagement Centre in Malak, Darwin.{{cite news|url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/darwin-teachers-aide-stevielee-thompson-preparing-for-aflw-grand-final-with-adelaide-crows/news-story/8df720b04a35785817fbef444821519f|title=Darwin teacher's aide Stevie-Lee Thompson preparing for AFLW grand final with Adelaide Crows|first=Lauren|last=Roberts|newspaper=Northern Territory News|date=23 March 2017}}
References
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External links
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- {{Adelplayer|link=stevielee-thompson}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=Stevie-Lee%2BThompson/19869}}
{{Adelaide AFL Women's player squad}}
{{2017 Adelaide premiership players (AFLW)}}
{{2019 Adelaide premiership players (AFLW)}}
{{2022 AFL Women's season 6 Adelaide premiership players}}
{{Adelaide leading goalkickers}}
{{AFL Women's leading goalkicker}}
{{Inaugural Adelaide AFL Women's team}}
{{2016 AFL Women's draft}}
{{2017 The Allies women's State of Origin players}}
{{2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team}}
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Category:Adelaide Football Club (AFLW) players
Category:Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory