| Joe Richards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joe Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1999 | ||
| 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) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023–2024 | Collingwood | 9 (6) | |
| 2025– | Port Adelaide | 22 (15) | |
| Total | 31 (21) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 24, 2025. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joe Richards (born 23 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Richards plays as a small forward. [1]
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]
After his debut season, Richards requested a trade to Port Adelaide to take up a three-year deal on offer from the Power, and was traded on 15 October. [6] [7]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2023 | Collingwood | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 29 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 20 | 25 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | Port Adelaide | 35 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 162 | 159 | 321 | 73 | 71 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Career | 30 | 20 | 20 | 221 | 203 | 424 | 93 | 96 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
