| Kellie Gibson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Gibson playing for West Coast in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Original team | Swan Districts (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | 2016 marquee signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017,Adelaide vs.Greater Western Sydney, atThebarton Oval | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder /forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Adelaide | 8 (4) | |
| 2018–2019 | Fremantle | 8 (8) | |
| 2020– | West Coast | 48 (27) | |
| Total | 64 (39) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 5, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'srugby sevens | ||
Representing Australia | ||
| Youth Olympic Games | ||
 | 2014 Nanjing | Team competition |
Kellie-Maree Gibson (born 9 June 1996) is anAustralian rules footballer playing forWest Coast in theAFL Women's competition. She was one ofAdelaide's two marquee players in theinaugural AFL Women's season[1] and has also played forFremantle. A multi-sport athlete, Gibson began her athletic career as a sprinter, and won a gold medal inrugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[1]
Gibson was an accomplished junior footballer, representing Western Australia five times at Under-18s level and being named a two-time All-Australian.[2] She was part of two WAWFL premiership teams,[2] winning best-on-ground honors for the Black Ducks in the 2013 grand final and was also a member of the Swan Districts 2015 WAWFL premiership team.[3]Gibson was selected to play in the first AFL-sanctioned women's exhibition match in 2013, when she was barely 17.[4] Over the following years, she played women's AFL exhibition games for both theWestern Bulldogs andMelbourne Football Club.[1]
Gibson was one of two marquee player signings announced byAdelaide in July 2016, in anticipation of the2017 AFL Women's season.[5] After playing in all seven regular season games and the2017 AFL Women's Grand Final with the premiership-winning team, Gibson expressed a desire to return toWestern Australia. Unable to negotiate a trade withFremantle, Adelaide delisted her in May 2017. At the start of thefree agency period, Fremantle signed Gibson for the 2018 AFL Women's season.[6]
Gibson sustained a hip flexor injury in a practice match before the beginning of the2018 AFL Women's season. An initial diagnosis suggested a six-to-eight week recovery time.[7] She made her debut for Fremantle in the final round of the 2018 season, kicking a goal as Fremantle defeated Carlton at Fremantle Oval.[8]
In April 2019, Gibson joining cross-town rivalsWest Coast for their inaugural season.[9] It was revealed Gibson signed on withWest Coast on 25 June 2021.[10]
After managing 8 games inseason 6 of 2022, Gibson suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the opening round ofseason 7.[11]
Gibson made her return from injury in the opening round of the 2023 AFL Women's season. She went on to play every game that season, finishing asWest Coast's leading goalkicker and setting a new Club record and career-best tally for goals kicked, with 12 goals.[12] She signed a long-term contract extension in December to stay with the Eagles until 2026.[12]
Gibson was again West Coast's leading goalkicker for the2024 AFL Women's season, kicking 8 goals from 10 games.[13]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Adelaide | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 9 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2020 | West Coast | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 11 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | West Coast | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 8 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2022(S6) | West Coast | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 57 | 16 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2022(S7) | West Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | West Coast | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 80 | 18 | 26 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | West Coast | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 18 | 73 | 20 | 29 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | West Coast | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Career | 64 | 39 | 18 | 346 | 134 | 480 | 97 | 168 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1 | ||
Prior to being selected by Adelaide as a marquee player, Gibson moved from Perth to Adelaide in June 2016 to work for theSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL) as female engagement coordinator.[4][5]
