Joel Western (born 12 October 2002) is an Australian rules football player who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Joel Western | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joel Western | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 2002 | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 54, 2020 national draft | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Claremont | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021–2022 | Fremantle | 4 (0) | |
| 2021–2022 | Peel Thunder | 23 (25) | |
| 2023– | Claremont | 15 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2023. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A member of Fremantle's Next Generation Academy (NGA), as his mother was born in Singapore,[1] Western was drafted with the 54th selection in the 2020 national draft, when Fremantle matched the Western Bulldogs's bid.[2] He had played junior football for Claremont and represented Western Australia at Under 18 level. His father John, also played football for Subiaco in the 1980s and his sister Mikayla Western plays for the West Coast Eagles, having previously played one game for Fremantle in the AFL Women's league in 2022 as a COVID-19 top-up player.[3]
He was selected to make his AFL debut for Fremantle in round 13 of the 2021 AFL season against Gold Coast, alongside fellow 2020 draftee and NGA member, Brandon Walker.[4]
Following the conclusion of the 2022 season Fremantle Football Club delisted Western, after playing four AFL games for the club.[5]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2022[6]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2021 | Fremantle | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 34 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
Notes
References
edit- ^ "Fremantle Dockers NGA players". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "The bidding ladder: 'Bidmond' Tigers at it again, Crows' bid luck continues". afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Three late outs, top-up player added and defender to debut". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Woodcock, Mitchell (10 June 2021). "Walker, Western... WOOHOO! Debut for Dockers duo". PerthNow. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Fremantle list update". fremantlefc. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Joel Western". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
External links
edit- Joel Western's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Joel Western's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joel Western at AustralianFootball.com
- WAFL player profile
