Jodie Hicks (born 19 January 1997) is an

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er who plays for

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in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and a

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er playing for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League. She has previously played in the AFLW for

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Early life

Hicks was born and raised in

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, in the western Riverina region of

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. She was a passionate Australian rules footballer until the age of 14, when the combination of a lack of female-dedicated teams and rules forbidding her continuing to play with boys forced her to give up the sport. From there she took up cricket, becoming accomplished as a junior.

Australian rules football

Since giving up competitive football at age 14 Hicks played only at select representative carnivals. Despite this, she was twice named an under 18 All Australian and in 2015 was selected as an emergency for in the 2015 Women's football exhibition match.

AFL Women's

Hicks was drafted by

with their first pick and the fifth selection overall in the

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. She made her debut in the six-point loss to

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in the opening round of the 2018 season. In June 2021, Hicks was delisted by the Greater Western Sydney, after playing 20 games over four seasons. In June 2022, after not playing in the 2022 (A) AFL Women's season when she played and coached with

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, Hicks was re-drafted by Greater Western Sydney ahead of the 2022 (B) AFL Women's season. In December 2023, Hicks was traded to

Cricket

Hicks plays club cricket at Sydney Cricket Club in Sydney. In the 2015 female national championships Hicks represented the NWS/ACT, scoring 151 runs (18.9 ave) and taking seven wickets (19.3 ave). As a result she was later selected in the Australian under 18 squad that same year. She was also invited to the Cricket Australia under 18 talent camp. She has since played for the

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in the

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and the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League.

References

External links

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Jodie Hicks – Cricket Australia Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Jodie 1997 births Living people Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from the Australian Capital Territory Cricketers from the Australian Capital Territory ACT Meteors cricketers Sydney Sixers (WBBL) cricketers