Jessica Dal Pos (born 20 September 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2017 to 2021, having been one of their four priority selections prior to the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1][3]
| Jess Dal Pos | |||
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 Dal Pos playing for Greater Western Sydney in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jessica Dal Pos | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1993[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Darebin Falcons (VWFL)[1] | ||
| Draft | Priority selection, 2016: ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney vs. ‹See Tfd›Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval | ||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ‹See Tfd›Carlton | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney | 37 (5) | |
| 2022– | ‹See Tfd›Carlton | 20 (2) | |
| Total | 57 (7) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Junior and state league
editHer 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 ‹See Tfd›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, ‹See Tfd›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
editDal Pos finished the 2017 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 ‹See Tfd›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]
It was revealed that Dal Pos was looking to leave the Giants in May 2021 because she wanted to move to Victoria to finish a paramedics course.[10] The following month she was traded to Carlton.[11]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[12]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2017 | ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 18 | 97 | 14 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Career | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 18 | 97 | 14 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 7.0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jessica Dal Pos - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b Navaratnam, Dinny (1 April 2017). "Talented midfielder takes out Giants' AFLW prize". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Three from the Big V". GWSGIANTS.com.au. Telstra Media. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Cavanagh, Chris (1 November 2016). "Dal Pos follows Giant dream north". Herald Sun. News Corp. Preston Leader. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (10 August 2015). "Dal Pos keen to make her mark - melbournefc.com.au". Melbourne Football Club. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Statistics - AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Miller, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Gabrielle Trainor Medal Preview". GWSGIANTS.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Morris, Tom (6 May 2021). "Tayla Harris' future in the balance; multi-club races for guns run and won: Mega AFLW trade wrap". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Black, Sarah (8 June 2021). "Tayla a Demon: Mega-trade confirmed with SEVEN players involved". AFL Women's. Telstra.
- ^ "Jessica Dal Pos – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
External links
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- Jess Dal Pos's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Jess Dal Pos at AustralianFootball.com
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