Brittany Gibson (born 18 April 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's for Brisbane between 2017 and 2018 and for North Melbourne between 2019 and 2022 (S6).

Brittany Gibson
Gibson with North Melbourne in January 2019
Personal information
Nickname(s) Dozer[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Tasmania
Original team(s) Burnie Dockers (TWL)[2]
Draft No. 141, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Brisbane 16 (5)
2019–2022 (S6) North Melbourne 14 (3)
Total 30 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 (S6).
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

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Gibson was born in 1992 in Tasmania. She was playing for Burnie Dockers when she was drafted.[2]

AFLW career

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Gibson was recruited by Brisbane with the number 141 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.[3] In May 2018, Gibson signed with expansion club North Melbourne, to play with the club in the 2019 AFL Women's season.[4] It was revealed she signed on with the club for one more season on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2022 AFL Women's season 6.[5] In June 2022, Gibson was delisted by North Melbourne.[6]

Statistics

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Legend
  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 Brisbane 25 8 2 3 46 27 73 14 20 0.3 0.4 5.8 3.4 9.1 1.8 2.5 2
2018 Brisbane 25 8 3 2 59 31 90 17 20 0.4 0.3 7.4 3.9 11.3 2.1 2.5 0
2019 North Melbourne 18 7 1 0 50 20 70 20 19 0.1 0.0 7.1 2.9 10.0 2.9 2.7 0
2020 North Melbourne 18 7 2 3 43 15 58 15 15 0.3 0.4 6.1 2.1 8.3 2.1 2.1 0
2021 North Melbourne 18 0
2022 (S6) North Melbourne 18 0
Career[7] 30 8 8 198 93 291 66 74 0.3 0.3 6.6 3.1 9.7 2.2 2.5 2

Personal life

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Gibson lives with her wife Jaime and their son Henry.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Flanagan, Martin (3 March 2017). "Tayla Harris has AFL Women's football kicking on in Brisbane". The Age. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ^ "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ "AFLW signing: Brittany Gibson". North Melbourne FC. Telstra Media. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ Zanardo, Karla (17 June 2021). "AFLW: Roos eye the future". North Media. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Inaugural Roos duo delisted, draftee calls time". North Melbourne. Telstra. 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ Brittany Gibson at AustralianFootball.com
  8. ^ Bateman, Daisy. "Roo Beauty: A Player's Perspective of Prode Round". AFL Women's. Australian Football League. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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