Jamie Stanton

Jamie Stanton (born 7 November 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to 2018 and the North Melbourne Football Club in 2019. Stanton was the inaugural Gold Coast Club Champion in 2020 and is a dual Gold Coast leading goalkicker.

Early life
Stanton grew up on the Gold Coast where she attended St Andrews Lutheran College and excelled in soccer, earning selection for the junior Matildas as a teenager. Following high school graduation, she accepted a four-year soccer scholarship to attend Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky but lost passion for the sport and returned to Queensland after one year in the United States. She then began playing Australian rules football for the first time at 19 when she was invited to play for Coolangatta Tweed Heads in the Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL).

AFL Women's career
Stanton was recruited by with the 127th selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017. Brisbane signed Stanton for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.

In May 2018, Stanton joined expansion team for the 2019 AFL Women's season.

In April 2019, Stanton left North Melbourne to return to Queensland and join new expansion team for the 2020 AFL Women's season. She made her Gold Coast debut in the club's inaugural game against at Blacktown ISP Oval, and was named among Gold Coast's best players. Stanton was best afield in Gold Coast's inaugural win against at Metricon Stadium the following week, playing a tagging role on Richmond captain Katie Brennan despite a shoulder injury during the game, and was selected in womens.afl's Team of the Week for that round. Finishing the season as one of fourteen players to have played the most AFL Women's matches to that point with 30, she went on to be selected in the initial 40-woman squad for the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team  and was the inaugural Gold Coast Club Champion.

In 2022 (S6), Stanton was Gold Coast's best player in its losses to in round 1,  in round 8 and  in round 10, and was among Gold Coast's best players in every other game for the season.

Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.

! colspan=3 | Career ! 59 !! 24 !! 20 !! 544 !! 188 !! 732 !! 135 !! 215 !! 0.4 !! 0.3 !! 9.2 !! 3.2 !! 12.4 !! 2.3 !! 3.6 !! 12
 * 2017 || || 17
 * 8 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 14 || 74 || 15 || 23 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.5 || 1.8 || 9.3 || 1.9 || 2.9 || 0
 * 2018 || || 17
 * 8 || 0 || 1 || 96 || 37 || 133 || 21 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.0 || 4.6 || 16.6 || 2.6 || 3.1 || 0
 * 2019 || || 17
 * 7 || 0 || 1 || 80 || 40 || 120 || 35 || 29 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.4 || 5.7 || 16.1 || 5.0 || 4.1 || 3
 * 2020 || || 17
 * 7 || 2 || 3 || 89 || 31 || 120 || 20 || 26 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 12.7 || 4.4 || 17.1 || 2.9 || 3.7 || 2
 * 2021 || || 17
 * 6 || 3 || 5 || 55 || 20 || 75 || 12 || 24 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 9.2 || 3.3 || 12.5 || 2.0 || 4.0 || 1
 * 2022 (S6) || || 17
 * 10 || 2 || 5 || 108 || 31 || 139 || 15 || 56 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 10.8 || 3.1 || 13.9 || 1.5 || 5.6 || 3
 * 2022 (S7) || || 17
 * 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0
 * 2023 || || 17
 * 11 || 16 || 4 || 52 || 14 || 66 || 17 || 29 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 4.7 || 1.3 || 6.0 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 3
 * - class=sortbottom
 * 10 || 2 || 5 || 108 || 31 || 139 || 15 || 56 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 10.8 || 3.1 || 13.9 || 1.5 || 5.6 || 3
 * 2022 (S7) || || 17
 * 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0
 * 2023 || || 17
 * 11 || 16 || 4 || 52 || 14 || 66 || 17 || 29 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 4.7 || 1.3 || 6.0 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 3
 * - class=sortbottom
 * 11 || 16 || 4 || 52 || 14 || 66 || 17 || 29 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 4.7 || 1.3 || 6.0 || 1.5 || 2.6 || 3
 * - class=sortbottom
 * }

Honours and achievements
Team
 * AFL Women's minor premiership : 2017

Individual
 * Gold Coast Club Champion: 2020
 * 2× Gold Coast leading goalkicker: 2021, 2023