Will Hoskin-Elliott

William "Will" Hoskin-Elliott is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for Greater Western Sydney from 2012 to 2016.

Will Hoskin-Elliott
Hoskin-Elliott playing for Collingwood in June 2017
Personal information
Full name William Hoskin-Elliott
Date of birth (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993
Place of birth Sunshine West, Victoria
Original team(s) Western Jets (TAC Cup)/North Sunshine
Draft No. 4, 2011 national draft
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 32
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2016 Greater Western Sydney 052 0(42)
2017– Collingwood 077 0(86)
Total 129 (128)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

State football

Hoskin-Elliott played junior football for North Sunshine in the Western Region Football League (WRFL).[1] During his time at the club he kicked 223 goals in 106 games, including 66 goals he kicked in the 2005 season, in which he won the Under-12 Division 3 best and fairest award. Three years later, in the 2008 season, he won the Under 16 Division 2 best and fairest award.[2] Afterwards, Hoskin-Elliot joined the Western Jets in the TAC Cup. In the 2010 TAC Cup season, he played seven matches.[3] He played only 12 matches in the 2011 TAC Cup season, but finished second in the club's best and fairest vote.[4] Hoskin-Elliott represented Vic Metro in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, including being selected among the best in their matches against Vic County[5] and against Western Australia,[6] and was selected for the All-Australian team.[7]

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney

Hoskin-Elliott was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with the fourth overall selection in the 2011 national draft.[8] He made his debut in Greater Western Sydney's inaugural season, in 2012,[9] playing in the opening round of the season against Sydney, kicking one of the club's five goals.[10] During the 2014 season, Hoskin-Elliott showed his promise, kicking 26 goals in 20 games.[11] However, due to soft-tissue injuries, he only managed to play 11 games in the 2015 season and the first two games of the 2016 season.[11] His last game at the club, a win against Geelong in the second round, saw him taking a screamer which was a Mark of the Year contender.[12]

Collingwood

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Hoskin-Elliott was traded to Collingwood for their second round pick of the 2017 AFL draft.[11][13] Collingwood's List Manager, Derek Hine, said that he "is an elite talent, someone we thought highly of as a junior and a player we have tracked throughout his career."[14] Hoskin-Elliott kicked a career high six goals in the round 11 victory over Fremantle during the 2018 season.[15][16] He made his 100th AFL appearance in the 2018 Grand Final against West Coast at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[17] Hoskin-Elliott missed the beginning of the 2019 season following minor surgery on his left iliotibial band.[18] In February, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at Collingwood until the end of the 2022 season.[19]

Personal life

Hoskin-Elliott's great-great grandfather Charlie Norris was a three-time premiership player, once for Collingwood in 1910 and twice for Fitzroy in 1913 and 1916.[20] Hoskin-Elliott grew up supporting Collingwood,[14] in West Sunshine a suburb in the west of Melbourne.[18] He married his high school sweetheart, Kirstie, in October 2017, and she gave birth to their first child, Flynn, in May 2018.[18][21][22]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to round 1 of the 2020 season[23]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Greater Western Sydney 331092803611636120.90.28.03.611.63.61.2
2013 Greater Western Sydney 33939713410533150.31.07.93.811.73.71.7
2014 Greater Western Sydney 332026201877526296501.31.09.43.813.14.82.5
2015 Greater Western Sydney 331138753210745280.30.76.82.99.74.12.5
2016 Greater Western Sydney 3321014620760.50.07.03.010.03.53.0
2017 Collingwood 3222186246159405143700.80.311.27.218.46.53.2
2018 Collingwood 32264216226117343135451.60.68.74.513.25.21.7
2019 Collingwood 321919819687283128331.00.410.34.614.96.71.7
2020 Collingwood 321109615621.00.09.06.015.06.02.0
Career 120 122 69 1104 552 1656 629 261 1.0 0.6 9.2 4.6 13.8 5.2 2.2
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References
  1. "AFL draftees". North Sunshine. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "HOSKIN-ELLIOTT TO LIVE CHILDHOOD DREAM". Western Region Football League. 26 September 2018.
  3. Quayle, Emma (22 November 2011). "Quiet achiever lets actions do the talking". The Age.
  4. D'Anello, Luke (25 November 2011). "Western Jets players Will Hoskin-Elliott and Elliott Kavanagh depart for AFL". Herald Sun.
  5. "Vic Metro Win National Champs". TAC Cup. 7 June 2011.
  6. Schmook, Nathan (19 June 2011). "Vic Metro shades WA". Australian Football League. Toyota.
  7. Phelan, Jason (9 July 2011). "Metro dominate AA selections". Australian Football League. Toyota. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.
  8. "2011 AFL draft: order of selection". The Age. 24 November 2011.
  9. Curley, Adam (12 October 2017). "Foundation Giants: Where are they all now?". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  10. "TAC Cup Draftees Make GWS Debut". TAC Cup. 26 March 2012.
  11. Curley, Adam (20 October 2016). "Speedy Giants midfielder Will Hoskin-Elliott joins Magpies". Australian Football League. Bigpond. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  12. "GWS Giant Will Hoskin-Elliott takes Mark of the Year contender against Geelong". Fox Sports. 3 April 2016.
  13. "Hawks pull off Jaeger O'Meara AFL trade deal as Hoskin-Elliott joins Magpies". The Guardian. 20 October 2016.
  14. Allen, Sarah (20 October 2016). "Hoskin-Elliott at home with the Pies". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018.
  15. Bowen, Nick (4 June 2018). "Life-work balance pays off for Hoskin-Elliott". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  16. Gleeson, Michael (5 September 2018). "A Pie by sheer Will power". The Age.
  17. Higgins, Billy (26 September 2018). "Young pair set for milestone matches". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  18. Collins, Ben (10 June 2019). "The inside story of the delay to Hoskin-Elliott's season". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  19. McClure, Sam (12 February 2019). "AFL injuries on the rise, but not at Pies". The Age.
  20. Collins, Ben (23 April 2015). "Giant mystery behind Hoskin-Elliott's family history". Australian Football League. Bigpond.
  21. Colangelo, Anthony (12 May 2018). "Hoskin-Elliott won't change, and he doesn't need to". The Age.
  22. Collingwood Football Club [@CollingwoodFC] (22 May 2018). "Welcome to the world, Flynn Hoskin-Elliott!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. "Will Hoskin-Elliott stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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