Jacob Gillbee is a professional

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player at the

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. He was recruited to the club with the 49th selection in the 2010 AFL draft from the

Lauderdale Football Club Lauderdale Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Hobart, beachside suburb of Lauderdale, Tasmania, Lauderdale. History The Lauderdale Football Club was formed in 1948 and were known as the Lauderdale Cats until 2004 wh ...

in Tasmania. Gillbee made his debut in the final round of the Gold Coast's first season,

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, against . He was named the Sun's best player for the season in their reserves team that plays in the

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(NEAFL). He is the son of Steve Gillbee who played 250 games for

Hobart Football Club Hobart Football Club (nicknamed The Tigers) is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2014, the club has been a member of the Southe ...

. In 2008 Jacob made his senior football debut at the age of 15 for the

in the

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. On

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in 2013, Gillbee failed a

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whilst driving in

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, recording a

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of 0.137. In 2018 Gillbee returned to his former club

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* * 1992 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Lauderdale Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub