Ellie Johnston (born 24 October 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL Women's Premiership and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
Born in Taree, New South Wales, began playing Rugby League for the Kendall Blues then the Long Flat Dragons, Rugby Union for the Wauchope Thunder . She had previously represented Australia under-17 at indoor netball.
In May 2019, after playing for the North Coast Bulldogs at the Women's Country Championships, Johnston was selected to represent NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.
In September 2020, she joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons in a 18âÂÂ4 loss to the Sydney Roosters.
In the 2021 and 2022 NRL Women's Premiership seasons Ellie played as a for the Parramatta Eels.