Kaylee Kimber

Kaylee Kimber
Personal information
Full name Kaylee Kimber
Date of birth (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21)
Original team(s) Southport (QAFLW)
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 38
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
S7 (2022)– Gold Coast 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Kaylee Kimber (born 13 September 2003) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns 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.

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.