Joel Western

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Joel Western
Personal information
Full name Joel Western
Date of birth (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 22)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021–2022 Fremantle 4 (0)
2021–2022 Peel Thunder 23 (25)
2023– Claremont 15 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

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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

Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 [6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
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  D  
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  T  
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  B  
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  H  
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  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Fremantle 34400141125560.00.03.52.86.31.31.5
2022 Fremantle 340––––––––––––––
Career400141125560.00.03.52.86.31.31.5

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    References

    1. ↑ "Fremantle Dockers NGA players". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
    2. ↑ "The bidding ladder: 'Bidmond' Tigers at it again, Crows' bid luck continues". afl.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
    3. ↑ "Three late outs, top-up player added and defender to debut". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
    4. ↑ Woodcock, Mitchell (10 June 2021). "Walker, Western... WOOHOO! Debut for Dockers duo". PerthNow. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
    5. ↑ "Fremantle list update". fremantlefc. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
    6. ↑ "Joel Western". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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