| Jess Hosking | |||
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 Hosking playing for Carlton in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jessica Hosking | ||
| Born | (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 | ||
| Original team | 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | Carlton | 30 (1) | |
| 2022 (S6)–2023 | Richmond | 23 (1) | |
| 2024–2025 | West Coast | 8 (4) | |
| Total | 61 (6) | ||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jess Hosking (born 2 December 1995) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Hosking played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2021, the Richmond Football Club from season six to 2023 and the West Coast Eagles from 2024 to 2025.
Early life
Hosking has an identical twin sister, Sarah, who also played for Carlton[1] before being traded to Richmond in 2020.[2] Both sisters grew up on the Mornington Peninsula and played netball, before transitioning to football and playing for Seaford in the VFL Women's (VFLW) in 2016 prior to being drafted to Carlton.[1]
AFL Women's career
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Carlton (2017–2021)
Hosking was drafted by Carlton with the 78th selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[3] After missing the entire 2017 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury,[4] she made her debut in the eight point win against Collingwood at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2018 season.[5]
Richmond (2022–2023)
Hosking requested a trade to Richmond in order to reunite with her sister Sarah in the final stages of the 2021 draft period, on 9 June 2021. She was eventually traded alongside picks 55 and 57 in exchange for picks 23 and 40.[6] Hosking was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2023 season.[7]
West Coast (2024–2025)
In December 2023, Hosking signed with West Coast as a delisted free agent,[8] and was later named in West Coast's leadership group leading into her first season at the club in 2024.[9] In week 1, Hosking was among West Coast's best players in its win over her former club Richmond with 15 disposals and two first-half goals, despite having only kicked two goals from her 53 career matches to that point.[10] She was among West Coast's best players in its win over Collingwood in one of week 4's matches with a game-high two goals and nine tackles,[11] but was later ruled out for three to four weeks with a quad strain.[12]
In May 2025, Hosking was absent from the start of pre-season training as she spent time away from the club to deal with a personal issue,[13] and later that month, she announced that she would sit out the 2025 season due to personal reasons.[14] In September, Hosking announced her retirement from football.[15]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Carlton | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | Carlton | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 5 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Carlton | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 63 | 14 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Carlton | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carlton | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 56 | 118 | 25 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2022 (S6) | Richmond | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 32 | 101 | 22 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Richmond | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 51 | 112 | 22 | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Richmond | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | West Coast | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 16 | 41 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2025 | West Coast | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[16] | 61 | 6 | 8 | 358 | 231 | 589 | 128 | 201 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Hosking becomes a Tiger". richmondfc.com.au. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Buxton, Aaron (31 January 2018). "Hoskings to line up together". CarltonFC.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Jess Hosking becomes a Tiger". Richmond. Telstra. 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Richmond AFLW list update". Richmond Football Club. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "AFLW: Hosking heads west". West Coast Eagles. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "AFLW: Swanson named skipper for sixth season". West Coast Eagles. 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Somerford, Ben (30 August 2024). "Eagles edge Tigers in thriller to give Daisy winning start". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (17 September 2024). "Eagles reach new heights as winless Pies dealt another blow". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (20 September 2024). "'We haven't set a ceiling': Daisy, Eagles aiming high". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Noakes, Cameron (12 May 2025). "Controversial West Coast star Jess Hosking's AFLW career in doubt after personal issue". Seven News. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Bastiani, Gemma (29 May 2025). "'A difficult decision': Hosking steps away from football". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Hosking, Jess [@jesshosking]; (19 September 2025). "Thanks for the memories 💙🤍 🐯💛🖤🦅💛💙". Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Jess Hosking – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
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- Jess Hosking at AustralianFootball.com
