DOB: 12 December 2003
From: Doutta Stars/Calder Cannons, selection #42, 2021 AFLW National Draft
Number: 17 (2022 summer-)
Honours:
Premiership player - 2022 spring season
Rising Star nominee - Round 9, 2022 spring season
Games: 28* (to end 2023 spring)
Goals: 0
Career statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 23 | 0 | 5 | 82.14 |
Statistical categories led:
Youngest player - 18 years, 71 days
Most games in number 17
One of the tallest players available in the 2021 Draft, standing at 190 centimetres, ruck/forward Gillard had a background in netball and softball. In 2021 she played for the Victorian Metro representative team. After three games in her first season she was moved into defence for the 2022 spring season. In Round 9, Gillard was nominated for the Rising Star award, and played every game for the season on the way to playing a starring role in the club's first premiership victory.
Played every game in 2023, and was named in the extended All Australian squad. Signed a one year contract extension at the end of the season.
| Year | Games | Goals | AFL B&F |
| 2022 summer | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 spring | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Tribunal
| Round | Charge | Sanction | |
| Qualifying Final, 2022 spring season | Rough conduct - tackle | $400 fine | |
Lists
((Rising Star)
Youngest players
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 28/07/2021, 16/12/2023