Katherine Smith (footballer)


Katherine Smith is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their seventh selection and fifty-sixth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season. After the two-point win against at TIO Stadium in round six—in which she recorded ten disposals and a mark—she was the round nominee for the AFLW Rising Star. She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.
Melbourne signed Smith for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.