39 Facts About Ebony Marinoff

Ebony Marinoff was born on 15 November 1997 and is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's.

Ebony Marinoff is a three-time AFL Women's premiership player, seven-time AFL Women's All-Australian and three-time Adelaide Club Champion winner.

In 2017, Marinoff won the inaugural AFL Women's Rising Star award and represented The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match, and in 2024, she won the AFL Women's best and fairest, AFLPA AFLW most valuable player, AFLPA AFLW best captain and AFLCA AFLW champion player of the year awards.

Ebony Marinoff has served as Adelaide co-captain since 2024, and is the AFL Women's equal games record holder and Adelaide games record holder with 93 games.

Ebony Marinoff first played competitive football at the age of five in the boys team at Lockleys Football Club in the Adelaide suburb of Lockleys.

Ebony Marinoff remained at the club through to the age of twelve.

Ebony Marinoff later moved on to play with an all-girls team at Morphetville Park.

Ebony Marinoff represented South Australia in under-16, under-18 and open age teams.

Ebony Marinoff played for South Australia in the 2016 women's exhibition series.

Ebony Marinoff was drafted by Adelaide with the club's first selection and seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.

Ebony Marinoff made her debut in the club's inaugural match in round 1,2017 against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval, where she gathered a game-high twenty disposals and six tackles in the 36-point win.

Ebony Marinoff's performance earned her a nomination for the 2017 AFL Women's Rising Star award.

Ebony Marinoff was a member of the Adelaide team that won the inaugural AFL Women's premiership in 2017, defeating Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium.

Ebony Marinoff led the competition in tackles and average tackles per game in its inaugural season.

Ebony Marinoff was named in the initial 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian 40-woman squad.

Ebony Marinoff again finished the season leading the competition in tackles and average tackles per game ; both statistics were better than her previous season and in less games.

In round 3 of the 2019 season, Ebony Marinoff broke the league disposal record of 30 set by Emma Kearney in round 6 of the 2017 season, recording 33 disposals in Adelaide's win against Geelong at Norwood Oval, and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff went on to play in Adelaide's second premiership, when they defeated Carlton by 45 points in front of a record AFL Women's crowd at Adelaide Oval, and was named among their best players.

Ebony Marinoff was named in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team, her second All-Australian selection, and finished equal-fourth in the 2019 AFL Women's best and fairest count with seven votes.

Ebony Marinoff finished the season leading the competition in kicks, disposals and average disposals per game, along with finishing second in handballs, average handballs per game, tackles and average tackles per game, in a career-best season.

Ebony Marinoff kicked her first AFL Women's goal in round 7 and followed up with two in the preliminary final, and finished the season as one of only three players to have played the most AFL Women's matches to that point with 24.

Ebony Marinoff finished the home-and-away season equal with North Melbourne's Ashleigh Riddell in first for kicks and average kicks per game, improving her career-best average in disposals per game, and was one of fourteen players to have played the most AFL Women's matches to that point with 30.

Ebony Marinoff was selected in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after placing in the top ten for every midfield statistical category.

Ebony Marinoff was among Adelaide's best players in its opening round win against Brisbane and was best afield in Adelaide's win over West Coast in round 3 with a game-high 23 disposals and six tackles; she polled eight coaches' votes and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was named among Adelaide's best players with 26 disposals in its win over Melbourne in round 4 and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was best afield in Adelaide's win over Carlton in round 5 with 31 disposals, eight marks and ten tackles; she polled the maximum ten coaches' votes and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was Adelaide's best player in its loss to the Western Bulldogs in round 6 and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was best afield with 24 disposals, 16 tackles and a goal in Adelaide's win over Greater Western Sydney in round 7; during the match, she became the first player in AFLW history to record 1,000 career disposals.

Ebony Marinoff received seven coaches' votes and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was among Adelaide's best players in its round 8 win over Fremantle, polling the maximum ten coaches' votes, and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was best afield in Adelaide's win over Collingwood in round 9, which was her 50th AFLW match; she won eight coaches' votes and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was among Adelaide's best players in its win over St Kilda in round 10; she polled eight coaches' votes to finish fourth in that year's AFLW champion player of the year award, and was selected in womens.

Ebony Marinoff was named in Champion Data's 2022 season 6 AFLW All-Star stats team after leading the competition for metres gained with 395.7 a game.

Ebony Marinoff had another strong season in 2022 season 7, finishing second in Adelaide's best and fairest and again being named in the All-Australian team.

Ebony Marinoff was selected for her sixth All-Australian team at the conclusion of the 2023 season, tying her in second place for the most selections in the team.

Ebony Marinoff collected her second Club Champion award following the season.

Ebony Marinoff signed a contract extension, keeping her at Adelaide until the end of 2027.

In week 1, Ebony Marinoff won the Showdown Medal for best afield in the Showdown against Port Adelaide with 29 disposals and nine tackles, polling nine coaches' votes, and was among Adelaide's best players in its win over Fremantle in week 2, polling nine coaches' votes.

Ebony Marinoff was named Adelaide's best player in its win over Hawthorn in week 3, its win over Essendon in week 4, its loss to Brisbane in week 5 and its win over St Kilda in week 6, polling six, nine, nine and a perfect ten coaches' votes respectively.