Irving Mosquito

Irving Mosquito
Irving Mosquito
Personal information
Full name	Irving Mosquito
Date of birth	24 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Halls Creek, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Gippsland Power (NAB League)
Draft	No. 38, 2018 national draft
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
2020–2021	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021 season.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Irving Mosquito (born 24 August 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with the 38th pick in the 2018 national draft.^[1]

Early football

Mosquito played for the Gippsland Power in the NAB League for two seasons.^[2] Mosquito was selected to play for Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships, but was unable to get a game due to injury.^[3]^[4] He was a member of the Hawthorn's Next Generation Academy program, which gave the Hawks the right to match any draft selection made by other clubs during the 2018 AFL draft. However, they chose not to match Essendon's bid at selection 38.^[5]

AFL career

Mosquito made his debut for Essendon in the Dreamtime match, played in Darwin, in the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season,^[6]^[7]^[8] scoring two goals.^[9]

After four games, Mosquito awkwardly twisted his left knee and ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that forced him to miss the 2021 season.^[10] On 13 September 2021, Essendon delisted him after playing just four games in two years, due to his lack of desire to return to AFL level after suffering the injury.^[11]

Statistics

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020	Essendon	22	4	2	4	15	17	32	9	7	0.5	1.0	3.8	4.3	8.0	2.3	1.8
Career^[12]			4	2	4	15	17	32	9	7	0.5	1.0	3.8	4.3	8.0	2.3	1.8

Personal life

Mosquito moved to Briagolong in Gippsland at the age of 12.^[13] He was educated at Gippsland Grammar.^[14]

References

^ "Explained: Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito at 2018 draft". Fox Sports. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "Irving Mosquito". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Trantino, Julian (23 November 2018). "Pick 38: Irving Mosquito". EssendonFC Media. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Simmons, Anne (26 November 2018). "Plenty of buzz about Mosquito at AFL draft".
^ "AFL, Irving Mosquito, Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito". Fox Sports. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Savage, Nic (23 August 2020). "AFL round 13: Irving Mosquito scores two goals for Essendon Bombers on debut". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Cleary, Mitch (21 August 2020). "Darwin buzzing as Dons name Mosquito for Dreamtime debut". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Irving Mosquito to debut at Dreamtime match". Gold 1242. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "Round 13 • Essendon v Richmond - Player Stats". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "ACL injury confirmed for Bomber Mosquito". ESPN.com. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "Dons part ways with Mosquito, Cahill and Johnson not offered contracts". Essendonfc.com.au. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Irving Mosquito". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
^ Ryan, Peter (21 August 2020). "Irving Mosquito debut boosts Bombers as they swing changes". The Age.
^ McArdle, Jordan (18 November 2018). "AFL Draft 2018: The buzz about Halls Creek's Irving Mosquito". PerthNow. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

External links

Irving Mosquito's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Irving Mosquito at AustralianFootball.com

[1] "Explained: Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito at 2018 draft". Fox Sports. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[2] "Irving Mosquito". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[3] Trantino, Julian (23 November 2018). "Pick 38: Irving Mosquito". EssendonFC Media. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[4] Simmons, Anne (26 November 2018). "Plenty of buzz about Mosquito at AFL draft".

[5] "AFL, Irving Mosquito, Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito". Fox Sports. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[6] Savage, Nic (23 August 2020). "AFL round 13: Irving Mosquito scores two goals for Essendon Bombers on debut". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[7] Cleary, Mitch (21 August 2020). "Darwin buzzing as Dons name Mosquito for Dreamtime debut". Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[8] "Irving Mosquito to debut at Dreamtime match". Gold 1242. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[9] "Round 13 • Essendon v Richmond - Player Stats". Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[10] "ACL injury confirmed for Bomber Mosquito". ESPN.com. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[11] "Dons part ways with Mosquito, Cahill and Johnson not offered contracts". Essendonfc.com.au. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[12] "Irving Mosquito". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[13] Ryan, Peter (21 August 2020). "Irving Mosquito debut boosts Bombers as they swing changes". The Age.

[14] McArdle, Jordan (18 November 2018). "AFL Draft 2018: The buzz about Halls Creek's Irving Mosquito". PerthNow. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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v t e 2018 AFL national draft
First round	1. Sam Walsh 2. Jack Lukosius 3. Izak Rankine 4. Max King 5. Connor Rozee 6. Ben King 7. Bailey Smith 8. Tarryn Thomas (academy selection) 9. Chayce Jones 10. Nick Blakey (academy selection) 11. Jye Caldwell 12. Zak Butters 13. Isaac Quaynor (academy selection) 14. Jackson Hately 15. Jordan Clark 16. Ned McHenry 17. Sam Sturt 18. Xavier Duursma 19. Liam Stocker 20. Riley Collier-Dawkins 21. Ely Smith 22. Xavier O'Halloran 23. Jez McLennan
Second round	24. Bobby Hill 25. James Rowbottom 26. Rhylee West (F/S) 27. Tom Sparrow 28. Xavier O'Neill 29. Will Kelly (F/S) 30. Will Hamill 31. Luke Foley 32. Luke Valente 33. James Jordon 34. Kieren Briggs (academy selection) 35. Bailey Williams 36. Tom Berry 37. Laitham Vandermeer 38. Irving Mosquito 39. Jarrod Cameron (academy selection) 40. Tom Joyce 41. Jack Bytel 42. Connor McFadyen (academy selection) 43. Jack Ross
Third round	44. Justin McInerney 45. Ben Cavarra 46. Curtis Taylor 47. Matthew Parker 48. Ben Jarvis 49. Bailey Scott (F/S) 50. Jacob Kennerley 51. Zac Foot 52. Jacob Koschitzke 53. Aaron Nietschke 54. Nick Hind 55. Noah Answerth
Fourth round	56. Marty Hore 57. Lachie Schultz 58. Fraser Turner 59. Brett Bewley 60. Noah Gown 61. Connor Idun 62. Luke English 63. Mathew Walker 64. Lachlan Sholl 65. Darcy Fort 66. Finbar O'Dwyer 67. Robbie Young 68. Jake Tarca 69. Joel Crocker (F/S)
Fifth round	70. Ben Silvagni (F/S) 71. Caleb Graham 72. Brayden Ham 73. Riley Grundy 74. Oscar Brownless (F/S) 75. Toby Bedford (academy selection) 76. Boyd Woodcock 77. Atu Bosenavulagi (academy selection) 78. Will Hayes