Stevie-Lee Thompson


Stevie-Lee Thompson is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

Early life and state football

Thompson was a star in touch rugby before suffering through a car crash and after that picked up Australian rules football. In 2015, after moving to Darwin, she started playing the game with the Wanderers Football Club in the local Northern Territory Football League. From 2018, Thompson represented NT Thunder in the VFL Women's, kicking 5 goals in 10 games for the club over two seasons.

AFL Women's career

Thompson was drafted by Adelaide with their fourteenth selection and 106th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. 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. She played every match in her debut season to finish with eight matches. At the end of 2017, Thompson represented the Allies in the AFLW State of Origin match. Adelaide signed Thompson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. After living and training in Darwin during her first season, Thompson relocated to Adelaide from the 2018 season. 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. She also kicked a goal for Adelaide as they claimed their second premiership, beating Carlton at Adelaide Oval in the Grand Final. After the season, Thompson was selected for the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.

Personal life

Thompson grew up in Brisbane, after her family moved there from Hawke's Bay in New Zealand. She has a large family with eight brothers and sisters. She works as a teaching aid at Malak Re-Engagement Centre in Malak, Darwin.