Kate Dempsey

This article is about an Australian rules footballer. For Irish poet, see Kate Dempsey (poet).

Kate Dempsey (born 25 March 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Dempsey was drafted by Richmond with the club's tenth selection and the 84th pick overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut against Greater Western Sydney at Robertson Oval in Wagga Wagga in round 5 of the 2020 season.^[2]

Kate Dempsey
Dempsey with Richmond's VFLW team in June 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 30)
Original team(s)	Richmond (VFLW)
Debut	Round 5, 2020, Richmond vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Robertson Oval
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Wing
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	19
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–	Richmond	42 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

In October 2024 Dempsey was the target of homophobic social media comments following an article she wrote for AFLW's Pride Round.^[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.^[4]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020	Richmond	19	1	0	0	7	3	10	6	4	0.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	10.0	6.0	4.0
2021	Richmond	19	9	0	0	81	30	111	20	15	0.0	0.8	9.0	3.3	12.3	2.2	1.7
Career			10	0	0	88	33	121	26	19	0.0	0.0	8.8	3.3	12.1	2.6	1.9