Joe Richards (footballer)

Last updated

Joe Richards
Personal information
Full name Joe Richards
Date of birth (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24)
Original team(s) Wangaratta, Murray Bushrangers, (NAB League)
Draft No. 48, 2022 national draft
Debut 12 May 2024, Collingwood  vs. West Coast, at Marvel Stadium
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Medium Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 29
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2023– Collingwood 7 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joe Richards (born 23 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Richards plays as a small forward. [1]

Contents

AFL career

Richards was drafted by Collingwood with pick 48 as a mature-age player during the 2022 AFL national draft. [1] Unlike the majority of drafted players, Richards did not play in the major state based leagues after his under age career, but was drafted direct from Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League [2] where he won their club best and fairest in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and played in their 2022 Ovens & Murray Football Netball League grand final win. [3]

Richards made his AFL debut in Round 9 of the 2024 season, [4] having 18 disposals and kicking 1 goal in a 66 point win over West Coast. [5]

Related Research Articles

The Wangaratta Rovers, officially known as the Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club, is an Australian rules football club based in Wangaratta, Victoria and play in the Ovens & Murray Football League. Their nickname is the Hawks. Their home ground is W.J. Findlay Oval in Wangaratta. Their playing guernsey consists of gold and brown stripes on the front and gold on the back.

Lance W. Oswald was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Murray Bushrangers</span> Australian rules football club

The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the Talent League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ovens & Murray Football Netball League</span> Australian rules football and netball competition

The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray area. The name comes from the Ovens River, the river in the part of north-eastern Victoria covered by the league, and the Murray River, which separates Victoria and New South Wales.

AFL Victoria Country is an Australian rules football governing body with jurisdiction over the state of Victoria outside metropolitan Melbourne on behalf of AFL Victoria. As well as administering and promoting the code in the regions, it often arbitrates disputes in areas such as player clearances and club movements between country leagues, and may also be called upon as a higher authority of appeal. The organisation was formed as a result of a merger between Victorian Country Football League (VCFL) and AFL Victoria in November 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corowa-Rutherglen Football Club</span> Australian rules football and netball club

The Corowa-Rutherglen Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Corowa in New South Wales. Corowa-Rutherglen's football and netball squads formerly played in the Ovens & Murray Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yarrawonga Football Club</span> Australian rules football and netball club

The Yarrawonga Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Pigeons, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Yarrawonga, Victoria located on the Murray River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Myrtleford Alpine Saints Football Netball Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Myrtleford Alpine Saints Football Netball Club, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria on the Ovens River. The football and netball squads play in the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL).

The Wangaratta Magpies Football Club, officially known as the Wangaratta Magpies Football & Netball Club, is an Australian rules football club, which first played in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1893 and is based in Wangaratta, Victoria at the Wangaratta Showgrounds and play on the Norm Minns Oval.

Norman 'Norm' Bussell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.

Kenneth Raymond Bennett was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Brett Yorgey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Karl Norman is an Australian rules football player, who formerly played in the Australian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wodonga Football Club</span> Australian rules football and netball club

The Wodonga Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Wodonga, Victoria.

Sean O'Keeffe is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League.

Graham William Leydin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicknamed Yabbie, Leydin won a best and fairest at the Essendon Under-19s in 1958.

Albert Peter Smedts is a former Australian rules footballer who initially played for Narre Warren, then with Waverley in the VFA from 1972 to 1974.

Ron Critchley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

The following are the events of Australian rules football for the calendar year 2023, 165 years after the first game was played in 1858.

Caleb Mitchell is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

References

  1. 1 2 "Joe Richards | AFL". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. "The 'Wangaratta bolter' who is a chance to be drafted inside the top 30". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. "O&MFNL Grand Final Results". O&MFNL. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. Gabelich, Josh (10 May 2024). "Magpies hand debut to another mature-age recruit". AFL. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. Walsh, Courtney (12 May 2024). "'You don't fluke this stuff': From teacher to AFL in 17 months, and 'half his hometown' was there". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2024.