Nell Morris-Dalton

Nell Morris-Dalton (born 5 April 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played four seasons for Western Bulldogs in the AFLW.

Nell Morris-Dalton
Personal information
Full name	Nell Morris-Dalton
Date of birth	(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24)
Original team(s)	Northern Knights (NAB League)
Draft	No. 6, 2019 national draft
Debut	Round 6, 2020, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	17
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–2022 (S7)	Western Bulldogs	20 0(8)
2023–	Collingwood	10 0(8)
Total		30 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

State football

Morris-Dalton developed her football skills in Victoria, coming through the junior ranks as a forward. She played for the Northern Knights in the NAB League Girls competition, where during the 2019 season, she kicked eight goals in nine games, helping lead the Knights through an unbeaten home-and-away campaign to win a premiership.^[1] At state level, Morris-Dalton represented Vic Metro at the 2019 AFL Women's Under-18 Championships, scoring two goals against Vic County,^[2] one goal against Western Australia^[3] and Queensland,^[4] and two more goals against Eastern Allies.^[5] Later, she joined VFL Women's club Darebin,^[6] for whom she kicked four goals in five games.^[1]

AFLW career

Western Bulldogs

Morris-Dalton was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 6th pick of the 2019 national draft.^[7][8][9] She made her debut for the club in round 6 of the 2020 AFL Women's season against Fremantle at Whitten Oval.^[10] It was revealed that Morris-Dalton had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 5 games for the club that season.^[11] In March 2022, she was nominated for the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 Rising Star award, following her best-on-ground performance against West Coast, collecting 12 disposals, three marks, and kicking two goals.^[12] Morris-Dalton didn't manage to establish herself at the Western Bulldogs, managing to kick only eight goals in 20 games over four seasons.^[13]

Collingwood

In March 2023, Morris-Dalton was traded to Collingwood in exchange for pick #15.^[14] During the 2023 AFL Women's season, she kicked eight goals and finished as leading goalkicker of the team, resulting in her signing a two-year contract extension in November 2023.^[15] Unfortunately, she was placed on the inactive list for the 2024 AFL Women's season due to a stress fracture in her lumbar region.^[16]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season.^[17]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020	Western Bulldogs	25	1	0	1	5	3	8	2	5	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	8.0	2.0	5.0
2021	Western Bulldogs	25	5	1	1	27	8	35	13	10	0.2	0.2	5.4	1.6	7.0	2.6	2.0
2022 (S6)	Western Bulldogs	25	9	7	1	39	30	69	14	25	0.8	0.1	4.3	3.3	7.7	1.6	2.8
2022 (S7)	Western Bulldogs	25	5	0	1	22	14	36	13	7	0.0	0.2	4.4	2.8	7.2	2.6	1.4
2023	Collingwood	17	10	8	6	49	26	75	22	21	0.8	0.6	4.9	2.6	7.5	2.2	2.1
2024	Collingwood	17	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career			30	16	10	142	81	223	64	68	0.5	0.3	4.7	2.7	7.4	2.1	2.3