Lachlan Hosie (born 25 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the North Melbourne Football Club with the 5th draft pick in the 2019 AFL Midseason Rookie Draft.[1][2]

Lachlan Hosie
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Henley Beach, South Australia
Original team(s) Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 5, 2019 AFL Midseason Rookie Draft, North Melbourne
Debut 5 August 2020, North Melbourne vs. Geelong, at The Gabba
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 46
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2020 North Melbourne 5 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 16, 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

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Hosie played junior football for the Henley Football Club, where he kicked a total of 77 goals in his 2014 season in the Under 18s.[3] Hosie also played for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), after being missing out on selection at the 2015 AFL draft.[4] Before his selection at the mid-season draft, Hosie was leading the goalkicking count in the 2019 SANFL season.[5][6]

AFL/later SANFL career

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Hosie kicked 20 goals in 10 games for North Melbourne's reserves team, but he struggled to break into the team.[7] Hosie debuted in North Melbourne's 33-point loss to Geelong in the 10th round of the 2020 AFL season.[7] On debut, he kicked two goals in the opening quarter.[8] He also picked up 9 disposals, 2 tackles and a mark throughout the rest of the game.[9] Hosie was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2020 AFL season after a mass delisting by North Melbourne which saw 11 players cut from the team's list.[10] Hosie then returned to Adelaide to again play for Glenelg. He was selected to represent South Australia against Western Australia in their interstate match in 2021.[11]

Hosie won the Ken Farmer Medal in 2023 for kicking the most goals in the SANFL for the 2023 season.[12]

AFL Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[13]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[a] North Melbourne 46 5 3 1 24 15 39 12 34 0.6 0.2 4.8 3.0 7.8 2.4 0.8
Career 5 3 1 24 15 39 12 34 0.6 0.2 4.8 3.0 7.8 2.4 0.8
  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ "Pick 5: Lachlan Hosie". North Melbourne FC Media. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ McKern, James (27 May 2019). "AFL Mid-Season Draft 2019: Every pick from the Monday night action". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Lachlan Hosie drafted to AFL". Henley Sharks FC. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ Milbank, Zac (2019). "Five SANFL Players Selected in AFL Mid-Season Draft". SANFL Media. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, Peter (28 May 2019). "Thirteen players offered AFL chance in Mid-Season Draft". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ Cross, Neil (31 May 2019). "The mid-season AFL draft looks set to cause an 'unmanageable situation' for state leagues". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Loftus, Thomas (4 August 2020). "Hosie to debut". North Melbourne FC Media. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ^ Twomey, Callum (5 August 2020). "Cats cruise past hobbled Roos to kick off hectic fixture". AFL Media. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Round 10 • Geelong Cats v North Melbourne - Player Stats". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ McGowan, Marc. "Roos' massive cull: North delists ELEVEN after horror season". AFL Media. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ^ "SANFL Selectors finalise West End State Team". SANFL. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Ken Farmer Medal". SANFL. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Lachlan Hosie". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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