Jess Hosking

Jess Hosking (born 2 December 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has an identical twin sister, Sarah, who plays for Richmond Football Club. https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/788221/hosking-becomes-a-tiger [1] Hosking was drafted by Carlton with their tenth selection and seventy-eighth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[2] After missing the entire 2017 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury,[3] she made her debut in the eight point win against Collingwood at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2018 season.[4]

Jess Hosking
Hosking with Carlton in June 2019
Personal information
Full name Jessica Hosking
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995
Original team(s) Seaford (VFLW)
Draft No. 78, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Carlton
vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 11
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Carlton 21 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

References

  1. Colangelo, Anthony (27 January 2018). "How a Facebook tag led to identical twins Sarah and Jess Hosking joining Carlton together". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. Sewell, Eliza (12 October 2016). "Jess and Sarah Hosking, identical twins, both drafted to Carlton at AFL Women's Draft". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. Buxton, Aaron (31 January 2018). "Hoskings to line up together". CarltonFC.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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