STARRING at the recent West Australian Preseason Testing event, Ella Gilbey is all upside. A natural athlete who statistically is one of the best in the draft crop for that area of the game, Gilbey is looking to hone in on a more permanent WAFLW League spot in 2025.

ELLA GILBEY PROFILE

DOB: 12/02/2007
Height: 170cm
Position: Wing/Forward
Club: Claremont

West Australian Female Talent Manager Trent Cooper says:

“Ella’s a really good athlete, really powerful sprinter whose been developing at Claremont in the Rogers and the League sides. She’s coming along well, working on her skills and a player who can give good outside run to whoever she plays for.”

SUMMARY

Gilbey is the type of player who has the athletic side of the game down pat. Recording the highest vertical jump both for standing (59cm) and running (72cm) at the Preseason Testing, she also clocked the fastest agility time of 8.357 seconds, and finished top three in the 20m sprint with 3.229 seconds. As a whole, her athletic profile is elite, so there is little doubt she can impact in that regard on-field.

The other element of Gilbey’s football is improving the footballing traits such as her fundamentals, to have a sustained impact with ball in hand. She played six games at League level in 2024 making her debut at the level for the eventual premiers, while also spending a further seven games down at Rogers Cup level in her bottom-age season.

Her clear best game came against Peel Thunder in Round 8 where she racked up 15 disposals, laid four tackles and booted 2.2. While still rounding out her game and further building strength to compete against the bigger bodies, she looms as one to watch on the outside with outstanding speed and agility. Expect her to catch the eye with her line-breaking run.