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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).

AFLW career

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]

Personal life

Gillespie-Jones completed a PhD at Monash University in 2019 under the supervision of Ramesh Rajan, with a focus on researching a new drug treatment for traumatic brain injuries.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Black, Sarah (12 October 2016). "As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ Guthrie, Ben (2 February 2017). "Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ Black, Sarah (11 May 2018). "AFLW: Roos, Cats start list builds ahead of '19". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ Black, Sarah (29 May 2021). "Sign and Trade Period preview: Flag Crow wants out, star Tiger to join rivals". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "AFLW: North delists Gillespie-Jones". North Melbourne. Telstra. 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ Roche, Joss. "Fresh start helps North recruit graduate to the top echelon". AFLW. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ Randolph, Morgan. "AFLW: North's resident doctor". North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ Guthrie, Ben. "SMITH AND GILLESPIE-JONES ARE TOP OF THE CLASS". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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