Kaitlyn Ashmore

Kaitlyn Ashmore (born 8 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Ashmore was drafted by Brisbane as a priority signing in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.

Kaitlyn Ashmore
Ashmore in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kaitlyn Ashmore
Date of birth (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991
Original team(s) Melbourne University (VFLW)
Draft 2016 priority signing
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane
vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 10
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Brisbane 16 0(5)
2019– North Melbourne 14 (13)
Total 30 (18)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 Victoria 1 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early football career

Ashmore first played football in Ballarat. In 2012, she became a Vic Country representative in Australian rules football, and in the same year won the Pierre de Coubertin award from the Victorian Olympic Council as the most outstanding athlete. The next year, she was selected by the Melbourne Football Club to compete in the first AFL-sanctioned women's exhibition match against the Western Bulldogs. She was selected by Melbourne again in 2014.[1]

After playing for Melbourne against the Western Bulldogs for two years, Ashmore was drafted by the Bulldogs with pick number 13 in the 2015 women’s AFL draft.[2] With the Bulldogs in 2015, she played in the first ever women's AFL game to be live broadcast on television.[3]

Concurrently with playing these early women's AFL exhibition games, Ashmore played for Melbourne University in the Victorian Women’s Football League premier division.[2][4] In 2014, she also played for Federation University's gold medal winning team, and was selected in the All-Australian team at the Australian University Games.[5]

AFL Women's career

Brisbane

Ashmore was signed as a priority access player by Brisbane in August 2016, ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season in 2017. This required her to relocate 1,600 km from Melbourne to Brisbane.[6] At the end of the 2017 season, Ashmore was listed in the 40-player All-Australian squad.[7] On 24 May 2017, Ashmore signed with Brisbane for the 2018 season.[8]

North Melbourne

After two seasons at Brisbane, Ashmore joined North Melbourne who will enter the AFLW competition in 2019.[9]

Personal life

Off-field, Ashmore found a job at a cafe in Brisbane for the AFLW season. She completed a teaching degree at Federation University.[6] Off season at the moment Ashmore is playing for Melbourne University Mugars in the Victorian Women's Football League She works as a Primary School teacher in Melbourne.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFLW playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Brisbane 1082457187522120.30.57.12.39.42.81.58
2018 Brisbane 1083554288224280.40.66.83.510.33.03.50
Career 16591114615746400.30.66.92.99.82.92.58

References
  1. Catto, Leesa; Burgan, Matt (19 May 2014). "2014 AFL Women's Draft selections". Melbourne Football Club. BigPond. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. Pollock, Michael; Whelan, Melanie (20 April 2015). "Ballarat's Kaitlyn Ashmore drafted to Western Bulldogs". The Courier. Ballarat. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "Ashmore inspires youth girls - westernbulldogs.com.au". westernbulldogs.com.au. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Kaitlyn Ashmore - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. "Kaitlyn Ashmore drafted to Bulldogs". Federation University Football Club. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. Beaton, Robert (20 January 2017). "Kaitlyn Ashmore's AFL sacrifice". AFLPA. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. "AFLW Lions and Crows dominate All Australian squad". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. Davis, Greg (24 May 2017). "Brisbane star settles on home". Courier Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. Harrington, Anna (21 May 2018). "North Melbourne signs Emma King, Moana Hope and Kaitlyn Ashmore for 2019 AFLW season". The Sunday Times.
  10. "Kaitlyn Ashmore–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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