OVER the next three weeks, Rookie Me Central will be counting down our 23 Players Under 23 years of age to watch in the upcoming 2023 season. The criteria is the player must be born in 2001 or later, and must have played at least one AFL Women’s match in Season 7. As the list is completely subjective, the opinion is that of the individual author.
#9 Jasmine Fleming (Hawthorn)
DOB: 05/11/2004
Height: 165cm
Position: Midfielder
Games: 9
Fleming was a highly touted dual sportsperson with natural talent running through her blood. The daughter of Australian cricketer Damian Fleming and elite netballer Wendy O’Donnell. Opting to pursue football as her chosen code, Fleming built a successful few years at the Oakleigh Chargers while juggling her cricket pursuits as well.
Taken with pick number two in the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft and the first Victorian selection, Fleming ended up in the brown and gold where she had hoped to land pre-draft. Playing nine games in her debut season, Fleming certainly impressed, finishing third in the Hawks’ best and fairest and earning a Rising Star nomination while slotting into the 22Under22 team for Season 7.
SEASON 7 KEY STATS:
Games: 9
Disposals: 14.4
Disposal Efficiency: 44.6
Contested %: 61.7
Marks: 1.2
Clearances: 3.2
Metres Gained: 221.2
Tackles: 4.3
Inside 50s: 2.3
Intercepts: 2.2
Score Involvements: 1.0
Time of Ground %: 80.4
It did not take Fleming long to adapt to the elite level, and while her disposal efficiency might look poor, Fleming is an elite ball user who was utilised on the inside. Therefore rather than having the space to fully maximise her execution, instead, Fleming was handed a role around the stoppages, averaging more than three clearances per game from her 14.4 disposals and a whopping 62 per cent contested rate.
On debut, Fleming had 12 disposals, three tackles, three clearances and 234 metres gained against the Bombers at Marvel Stadium, and did not dip below 10 touches all season. Her best performance came in Round 4 against the Western Bulldogs, where Fleming racked up an easy season-high of 25 disposals, as well as two marks, three tackles, six clearances and 233 metres gained. The young star would finish off on a high two with another 19-disposal effort against the Lions in Round 9.
LOOKING AHEAD
Jasmine Fleming is a player who will only get better with time, and the inclusion of Emily Bates will do wonders for the second year midfielder. It will likely enable Fleming to have less attention her way, and also be a second possession winner through the midfield. There, she will use her skill to pinpoint passes going forward and set up more scoring chains to advantage her young side. In time, she will become one of the premier midfielders in the competition.
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