Lachlan Hosie

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| name = Lachlan Hosie

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|02|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Henley Beach, South Australia

| originalteam = {{SANFL Gle}} (SANFL)

| draftpick = No. 5, 2019 AFL Midseason Rookie Draft, {{AFL NM}}

| debutdate = 5 August 2020

| debutteam = {{AFL NM}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL Gee}}

| debutstadium = The Gabba

| height = 189 cm

| weight = 78 kg

| position = Forward

| currentclub = {{AFL NM}}

| guernsey = 46

| years1 = 2019–2020

| club1 = {{AFL NM}}

| games_goals1 = 5 (3)

| statsend = round 16, 2020

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Lachlan Hosie (born 25 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the North Melbourne Football Club with the 5th draft pick in the 2019 AFL Midseason Rookie Draft.{{cite web|title=Pick 5: Lachlan Hosie|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/148591/pick-5-lachlan-hosie|date=27 May 2019|accessdate=11 September 2020|work=North Melbourne FC Media}}{{cite web|title=AFL Mid-Season Draft 2019: Every pick from the Monday night action|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-midseason-draft-2019-every-pick-from-the-monday-night-action/news-story/386cbbeeb1c867e79633eca5015f6873|last1=McKern|first1=James|date=27 May 2019|accessdate=11 September 2020|work=News.com.au}}

==Early football==

Hosie played junior football for the Henley Football Club, where he kicked a total of 77 goals in his 2014 season in the Under 18s.{{cite web|title=Lachlan Hosie drafted to AFL|url=https://www.henleysharks.com.au/post/lachlan-hosie-drafted-to-afl|date=28 May 2019|work=Henley Sharks FC|accessdate=11 September 2020}} Hosie also played for {{SANFL Gle}} in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), after missing out on selection at the 2015 AFL draft.{{cite web|title=Five SANFL Players Selected in AFL Mid-Season Draft|url=https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/five-sanfl-players-selected-in-afl-mid-season-draft/|date=2019|last1=Milbank|first1=Zac|work=SANFL Media|accessdate=11 September 2020}} Before his selection at the mid-season draft, Hosie was leading the goalkicking count in the 2019 SANFL season.{{cite web|title=Thirteen players offered AFL chance in Mid-Season Draft|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2019/05/28/thirteen-players-offered-afl-chance-in-mid-season-draft/|date=28 May 2019|last1=Williams|first1=Peter|accessdate=11 September 2020|work=Aussie Rules Draft Central}}{{cite web|title=The mid-season AFL draft looks set to cause an 'unmanageable situation' for state leagues|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-31/afl-mid-season-draft-causing-upheaval-in-state-leagues/11161270|last1=Cross|first1=Neil|date=31 May 2019|accessdate=11 September 2020|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}

AFL/later SANFL career

Hosie kicked 20 goals in 10 games for {{AFL NM}}'s reserves team, but he struggled to break into the team. Hosie debuted in {{AFL NM}}'s 33-point loss to {{AFL Gee}} in the 10th round of the 2020 AFL season.{{cite web|title=Hosie to debut|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/789039/hosie-to-debut|accessdate=11 September 2020|date=4 August 2020|last1=Loftus|first1=Thomas|work=North Melbourne FC Media}} On debut, he kicked two goals in the opening quarter.{{cite web|title=Cats cruise past hobbled Roos to kick off hectic fixture|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/480966/cats-cruise-past-hobbled-roos-to-kick-off-hectic-fixture|last1=Twomey|first1=Callum|date=5 August 2020|work=AFL Media|accessdate=11 September 2020}} He also picked up 9 disposals, 2 tackles and a mark throughout the rest of the game.{{cite web|title=Round 10 • Geelong Cats v North Melbourne - Player Stats|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/matches/2820#player-stats|accessdate=11 September 2020}} Hosie was delisted by {{AFL NM}} at the end of the 2020 AFL season after a mass delisting by {{AFL NM}} which saw 11 players cut from the team's list.{{cite web|title=Roos' massive cull: North delists ELEVEN after horror season|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/508040/roos-massive-cull-north-delists-eleven-after-horror-season|last1=McGowan|first1=Marc|work=AFL Media|accessdate=18 September 2020}} Hosie then returned to Adelaide to again play for Glenelg. He was selected to represent South Australia against Western Australia in their interstate match in 2021.{{Cite web|title=SANFL Selectors finalise West End State Team|url=https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/sanfl-selectors-finalise-west-end-state-team/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=SANFL|language=en-US}}

Hosie won the Ken Farmer Medal in 2023 for kicking the most goals in the SANFL for the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=Ken Farmer Medal |url=https://sanfl.com.au/history/awards/ken-farmer-medal/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=SANFL |language=en-US}}

AFL Statistics

:Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season{{cite web|title=Lachlan Hosie|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lachlan_Hosie.html|work=AFL Tables|accessdate=11 November 2020}}

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