Kate Gillespie-Jones
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| Kate Gillespie-Jones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gillespie-Jones with North Melbourne in January 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Katherine Gillespie Jones | ||
| Born | 26 April 1991 | ||
| Original team | 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 | 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 | |||
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).
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]
