Jessica Anderson (footballer)

Jessica Anderson
Anderson playing for Melbourne in February 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Melbourne University (VFL Women's)
Draft	No. 105, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017	Melbourne	5 (1)
2018	Western Bulldogs	1 (0)
Total		6 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Jessica Anderson (born 16 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

AFL Women's career

Melbourne

Anderson was drafted by Melbourne with their fourteenth selection and 105th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[2] She played the first five matches of the season before being omitted for the round six match against Adelaide at TIO Stadium in round six.^[3] She did not return for the remainder of the season to finish with five matches overall.^[4] Anderson was not retained on Melbourne's list at the end of the season and was subsequently delisted in May 2017.^[5]

Western Bulldogs

Anderson was signed as a free agent by Western Bulldogs on 29 May, prior to the 2017 AFL Women's draft.^[6] She made her Western Bulldogs debut in round 3 of the following year, in a seven-point loss to Adelaide at Norwood Oval.^[7] She was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the end of the 2018 season.^[8]

References

1. Burgan, Matt (12 October 2016). "No.105: Jessica Anderson". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
2. Australian Associated Press (3 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round one teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
3. "AFLW Round 6 teams: Full squads for second last week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
4. "Jessica Anderson". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
5. Burgan, Matt; Lewis, Georgina (26 May 2017). "List changes made to Women's squad". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
6. "Bulldogs secure free agent Jessica Anderson". westernbulldogs.com.au. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
7. Gaskin, Lee (18 February 2018). "Match report: Phillips keeps Crows' season alive". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
8. Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

• Jessica Anderson's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Jessica Anderson at AustralianFootball.com