Jessica Dal Pos

Jessica Dal Pos (born 20 September 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition.[1] She was one of the Giants' four priority selections prior to the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[3]

Jessica Dal Pos
Dal Pos playing for Greater Western Sydney in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993[1]
Original team(s) Darebin Falcons (VWFL)[1]
Draft Priority selection, 2016: Greater Western Sydney
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney
vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfield[2]
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 7[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Greater Western Sydney 28 (4)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 Victoria 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
  • All-Australian team: 2017
  • Gabrielle Trainor Medal: 2017
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Junior and state league

Her parents considered Dal Pos too small to play against the boys in under-12 football, and there was no local team for girls.[4] She returned to football in the girls' and women's teams of the Darebin Falcons at 15, and went on to play in four Victorian Women's Football League premierships.[4]

After playing for Western Bulldogs in the first Women's AFL exhibition game in 2013, Dal Pos was delisted. Recognizing improvement in her football over the following two years, Melbourne selected Dal Pos for the AFL exhibition series during 2015.[5]

Prior to the 2016 AFL Women's draft, Dal Pos approached Greater Western Sydney, chose to move to Sydney from Melbourne, and negotiated selection as a priority pick.[4]

AFL Women's career

Dal Pos finished the 2017 AFLW season with the second most tackles and centre clearances, and the third most clearances in the league.[6] As well as finishing third for the 2017 AFLW Players' Most Courageous Award,[7] Dal Pos was listed in the 2017 All-Australian team.[8] She was awarded the Gabrielle Trainor Medal as Greater Western Sydney best and fairest.[2]

Greater Western Sydney signed Dal Pos for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[9]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[10]
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
2017 Greater Western Sydney 781079189714490.10.011.32.613.92.07.0
Career 8 1 0 79 18 97 14 49 0.1 0.0 11.3 2.6 13.9 2.0 7.0

References
  1. "Jessica Dal Pos - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. Navaratnam, Dinny (1 April 2017). "Talented midfielder takes out Giants' AFLW prize". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. "Three from the Big V". GWSGIANTS.com.au. Telstra Media. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. Cavanagh, Chris (1 November 2016). "Dal Pos follows Giant dream north". Herald Sun. News Corp. Preston Leader. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. Harrington, Anna (10 August 2015). "Dal Pos keen to make her mark - melbournefc.com.au". Melbourne Football Club. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. "Statistics - AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. Miller, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Gabrielle Trainor Medal Preview". GWSGIANTS.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  10. "Jessica Dal Pos – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

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