Kaylee Kimber (born 13 September 2003) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

Kimber grew up in Moranbah, Queensland, located 200km south-west of Mackay.[1] A netballer in her younger years,[2] she switched to Australian rules football for the first time at 16 years of age with the Moranbah Bulldogs in the local AFL Mackay competition[3] before relocating to the Gold Coast in early 2022 to play for the Southport Sharks in the top state level QAFLW competition.[4] Kimber was added to the Gold Coast Suns list in August 2022 as an injury replacement for fellow Mackay-Isaac region product Alana Gee.[5]

AFL Women's career

Kimber made her AFLW debut for the Gold Coast Suns at 18 years of age in round 8 of season seven.[6] She kicked her first goal in the AFLW in the following round.

Kimber was delisted by Gold Coast after not playing a game in the 2023 season.[7] However, in 2024 she was recruited by Western Bulldogs as an injury replacement player for Vaomua Laloifi, two days after winning the QALFW premiership with Southport.[8]

References

  1. ^ "GC Suns AFLW add Kaylee Kimber ahead of Mackay match against St Kilda". Courier Mail. 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Cross-coding Kimber makes footy a family affair". Rookie Me. 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ "AFL Mackay Grand Final Weekend". AFL Queensland. 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Young guns making their mark in their respective codes". Courier Mail. 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ "SUNS AFLW List Update". Gold Coast Suns. 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Kaylee Kimber to make AFLW debut". Gold Coast Suns. 14 October 2022.
  7. ^ "List changes: Port cuts second twin, Roos delist four". afl.com.au/aflw. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ Gemma Bastiani [@glbastiani] (27 August 2024). "Kaylee Kimber, who two days ago was named Best on Ground in Southport's maiden QAFLW Grand Final victory, has been given a second chance at #AFLW level, signed as the Bulldogs' replacement for an injured Mua Laloifi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaylee_Kimber
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