Ellie Blackburn (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

[1] Blackburn played state football for Melbourne University in the VFL Women's (VFLW).

[2] In July 2016, Blackburn was signed by the Western Bulldogs – the team that she played against in all of the exhibition matches – as one of two marquee players ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season.

[4] Blackburn was announced as a member of the Bulldogs' inaugural four-woman leadership group in late January 2017.

[6] She was named among the Bulldogs' best, recording twelve disposals and kicking her first league goal in the match.

In round 3, Blackburn was named the Bulldogs' best, recording a team high twenty-six disposals and six tackles for the match.

[11] In May 2017, she was announced as the co-winner of the inaugural Western Bulldogs best and fairest award alongside Emma Kearney.

[14] In round 4 of the 2019 season, Blackburn was knocked out in a collision and stretchered off the ground in a neck brace.

[24] Blackburn was best afield in each of the Bulldogs' first three matches[25][26][27] and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week in each of the first three rounds,[28][29][30] making her one of only two players (along with Greater Western Sydney's Alyce Parker) to do so.

[62] She was among the Bulldogs' best players in their round 3 loss to West Coast with 21 disposals and a goal,[63] but suffered a mid-foot ligament injury late in the match which required surgery, ruling her out for the rest of the season[64] and marking the first time Blackburn missed an AFLW match in her career.