Katherine Gillespie-Jones (born 26 April 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Kate Gillespie-Jones | |||
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![]() Gillespie-Jones with North Melbourne in January 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Katherine Gillespie Jones | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 31) | ||
Original team(s) | Seaford (VFL Women's) | ||
Draft | No. 14, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2017, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Utility | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017–2018 | Carlton | 13 (0) | |
2019–2021 | North Melbourne | 24 (5) | |
Total | 37 (5) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Doctor Gillespie-Jones was drafted by Carlton with the club's second selection and the fourteenth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood.[2] In May 2018, Gillespie-Jones signed with expansion club, North Melbourne, to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season.[3] It was revealed that Gillespie-Jones was likely to explore the option of a trade in the wake of the 2021 AFL Women's season.[4] After not finding a new home, North Melbourne delisted her at the end of the trade period.[5]
Gillespie-Jones completed a PhD at Monash University in 2019, with a focus on researching a new drug treatment for traumatic brain injuries.[6][7][8]
Inaugural Carlton Football Club AFL Women's team | |
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Full-back | |
Half-back | |
Centre | |
Half-forward | |
Full-forward | |
Ruck | |
Interchange | |
Coach | Damien Keeping |
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