Katherine Gillespie-Jones (born 26 April 1991) is an

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er who played with

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and

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in the

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(AFLW).

AFLW career

Doctor Gillespie-Jones was drafted by

with the club's second selection and the fourteenth overall in the

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. She made her debut in round 1,

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, in the club and the league's inaugural match at

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against . In May 2018, Gillespie-Jones signed with expansion club, North Melbourne, to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season. It was revealed that Gillespie-Jones was likely to explore the option of a trade in the wake of the

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. After not finding a new home, North Melbourne delisted her at the end of the trade period.

Personal life

Gillespie-Jones completed a PhD at

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in 2019 under the supervision of Ramesh Rajan, with a focus on researching a new drug treatment for traumatic brain injuries.

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* * Living people 1991 births Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sportswomen from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Melbourne University Football Club (VFLW) players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub