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Kaylee Kimber

Kaylee Kimber

Australian rules football player

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

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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. [1]
    "GC Suns AFLW add Kaylee Kimber ahead of Mackay match against St Kilda". Courier Mail. 14 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Cross-coding Kimber makes footy a family affair". Rookie Me. 13 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "AFL Mackay Grand Final Weekend". AFL Queensland. 7 September 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Young guns making their mark in their respective codes". Courier Mail. 11 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "SUNS AFLW List Update". Gold Coast Suns. 15 August 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Kaylee Kimber to make AFLW debut". Gold Coast Suns. 14 October 2022.
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