The script couldn't have been written any better.
Essendon debutant Irving Mosquito kicked his first goal in AFL football from a set shot.
What a moment for Irving Mosquito! 🦟#AFLDeadly #AFLDonsTigers
— SEN 1116 (@1116sen) August 22, 2020
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But he wasn't done there, booting one of the goals of the round with beauty on the run.
It's the perfect birthday present for the man from Gippsland who turns 20 on Monday.
Mozzie is SMOOTH 🤩
— AFL (@AFL) August 22, 2020
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The Bombers drafted Mosquito with Pick 38 in the 2018 AFL Draft, with the 19-year old originally a member of Hawthorn's Next Generation Academy.