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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
Jessica Waterhouse
Personal information
Original team(s) Happy Valley / Christies Beach (Adelaide Footy League)
Draft 2022 free agency
Debut Round 5, 2022 (S7), 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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022 (S7) Adelaide 14 (5)
Total 14 (5)
1 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.[1] As a soccer player, they[a] played for Adelaide United in the Australian W-League.[3] They played there for three seasons.[4]

AFL Women's career

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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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8][1]

Personal life

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Waterhouse uses she/her and they/them pronouns.[2]

They are the niece of former Fremantle player Clive Waterhouse.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Waterhouse uses she/they/them pronouns.[2] This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jess Waterhouse". afc.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Player profiles: 2023 NAB AFLW season" (PDF). AFL Women's. p. 9. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ Adelaide United profile
  4. ^ a b 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.
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