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Jessica Waterhouse
Personal information
Full name Jessica Lee Waterhouse
Date of birth (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
SASI
FFSA NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Adelaide United 14 (0)
International career
Australia U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2014
Australian rules footballer
Jessica Waterhouse
Personal information
Original team(s) Happy Valley / Christies Beach (Adelaide Footy League)
Draft 2022 free agency
Debut Round 5, 2022 , Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Unley Oval
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 19
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022 Adelaide 14 (5)
Total 14 (5)
Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024.
Source: AustralianFootball

Jessica Lee Waterhouse (born 7 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer and former professional soccer player who currently plays for Adelaide in the AFL Women's. As a soccer player, they played for Adelaide United in the Australian W-League. They played there for three seasons.

AFL Women's career

In 2017, Waterhouse shifted to Australian rules football, signing with the Christies Beach Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League competition, and played in the Division 2 Premiership team that season. They later played for the Happy Valley Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League during their draft year. They were recruited by Adelaide as a free agent in 2022 as a replacement player for Jasmyn Hewett who was unavailable due to work commitments.

Waterhouse made their AFL Women's debut in the round 5 thrashing of Greater Western Sydney at Unley Oval. They kicked a goal on debut. Waterhouse played their best game to date in 2023 when they kicked two goals in a semi-final against Sydney as a pressure small forward at Norwood Oval.

Personal life

Waterhouse uses they/them pronouns.

They are the niece of former Fremantle player Clive Waterhouse.

Notes

  1. Waterhouse uses she/they/them pronouns. This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

References

  1. ^ "Jess Waterhouse". afc.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Player profiles: 2023 NAB AFLW season" (PDF). AFL Women's. p. 9. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. Adelaide United profile
  4. ^ Abbracciavento, Daniela (16 November 2017). "Former Young Matildas captain and Adelaide United player Jessica Waterhouse sets her sights on AFLW after joining Glenelg". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. "Defib Shop Women's Division 2 - Grand Final". Adelaide Footy Women. SportsTG. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. Chalk, Ethan Lee (16 July 2022). "The Waterhouse always wins: Jess joins the Crows". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. Gaskin, Lee (25 September 2022). "Crows cruise to biggest win in AFLW history against goalless Giants". afl.com.au.
  8. Black, Sarah (18 November 2023). "All hail Hatchard as Crows dismantle Swans to storm into prelim". afl.com.au. Norwood Oval.

External links

Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad

* denotes rookie listed players

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