El Chaston | |
Birth Date: | 23 February 2002 |
Draftpick: | No. 32, 2021 AFL Women's draft |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 2022 |
Debutstadium: | Princes Park |
Height: | 169 cm |
Position: | Half-forward |
Years1: | 2022 (S6)–2022 (S7) |
Games Goals1: | 11 (3) |
El Chaston (born Eloise Chaston; 23 February 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the AFL Women's.[1]
After co-captaining the Eastern Ranges in the NAB League Girls competition and then making their VFL Women's debut with Hawthorn in 2021, Chaston was drafted into Collingwood in 2021 at pick 32.[2] [3]
They played eleven AFLW games across two seasons until they were delisted in February 2023.[4]
In April 2023, Chaston played their first VFLW match with Essendon in Round 4 against Casey at The Hangar.[5]
Chaston identifies as non-binary and has used they/them pronouns since August 2022.[6] In January 2023, Chaston underwent breast removal surgery to reflect their non-binary identity.