Jessica Anderson (born 16 November 1997) is an

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er who played for the

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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

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. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at

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in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played the first five matches of the season before being omitted for the round six match against at

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in round six. She did not return for the remainder of the season to finish with five matches overall. Anderson was not retained on Melbourne's list at the end of the season and was subsequently delisted in May 2017.

Western Bulldogs

Anderson was signed as a free agent by on 29 May, prior to the

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. She made her Western Bulldogs debut in round 3 of the following year, in a seven-point loss to at

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. She was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the end of the 2018 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Jessica 1997 births Living people Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Western Bulldogs (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne University Football Club (VFLW) players