Jess and Sarah Hosking, identical twins, both drafted to Carlton at AFL Women’s Draft

FOR twin sisters Jess and Sarah Hosking, the AFL Women’s inaugural draft day could not have gone any better after being drafted by the same team.

Jess and Sarah Hosking were both drafted to Carlton. Picture: Tony Gough

FOR twin sisters Jess and Sarah Hosking, the AFL Women’s inaugural draft day could not have gone any better.

Not only were they both drafted, but the 20-year-old identical twins will both play at Carlton next season

Sarah was taken by the Blues with pick No.19 and then it was a nail-biting wait before Jess had her name read out by the Blues at pick No.78.

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“Once Sar went it was fingers and toes crossed and hope that I got to the same club,” Jess said.

“We were both definitely hoping we were going to Carlton.

“It couldn’t have worked out any better. That was the biggest thing we were dreading, the fact we may go to different clubs.”

Jess and Sarah Hosking were both drafted by Carlton. Picture: Tony Gough

Their Dad was at Wednesday’s draft but their mum was working in Perth, but she didn’t miss a minute as she watched the day unfold via Skype.

Sarah and Jess had never played football before this season.

They were talented netballers playing in the Victorian Netball League before they turned up to an AFL talent search at the start of the year and were encouraged to join their local football club Seaford.

Twins Jess and Sarah Hosking both join @CarltonFC for AFWL season #twinning pic.twitter.com/tIaiDtAS2V

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The pair made a seamless transition to their new sport, playing on the ball, before Jess tore her anterior cruciate ligament in about Round 8 this year.

It makes being drafted for Jess even more special.

“To be honest, I thought I had no chance at all (of being drafted) as soon as I did my knee,” she said.

“I thought it was one in a million, but for it to actually happen, it’s crazy.”

The twins will be joined at the Blues by Seaford teammates Katherine Gillespie-Jones and Natalie Plane.