John Noble (footballer)

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John Noble
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 14, 2019 mid-season draft
Debut Round 17, 2019, Collingwood  vs. West Coast, at Optus Stadium
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Half-back/winger
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 9
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Collingwood 112 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Noble (born 25 March 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing as a half-back or winger, he was selected in the 2019 mid-season draft after spending several years in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He made his AFL debut late in the 2019 season.

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SANFL career

Noble, originally from Adelaide, was born prematurely [1] as an identical twin. As a result, he was required to take medication during childhood which delayed his physical development. [2] He began playing for West Adelaide in the SANFL from 2016, playing 43 games and kicking 24 goals during his time at the club. [3] Noble represented his league in a 2019 match against a West Australian Football League (WAFL) representative side, laying four tackles and amassing 24 disposals. [4]

AFL career

Noble was recruited by Collingwood as a rookie with pick 14 in the 2019 mid-season draft, replacing Lynden Dunn after he was moved to the long-term injury list. The club's recruiting manager, Derek Hine, cited Noble's combination of speed and endurance, together with his performance in the state-league representative match as the reasons he was selected. [4] Ben Hopkins, West Adelaide's chief executive, congratulated Noble on his selection but pointed out the club's disadvantage and lack of compensation for losing him to the AFL. [5]

Noble initially wore guernsey number #49 at Collingwood. [6] He began playing in the club's reserves side in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and after three matches was called up to the AFL team in a round 17 match against West Coast. [2] Noble accumulated 17 possessions on debut but injured his calf. He returned in the last two rounds of the home-and-away season and went on to play in Collingwood's two finals. [7] Ahead of the 2020 season he re-signed with Collingwood until the end of 2021, [8] and inherited guernsey number #9 from Sam Murray, who had been delisted. [9]

Noble was elevated from the rookie list to a senior spot during the 2022 AFL draft. [10] Noble played every game of Collingwood's first-place home-and-away season in 2023, amassing a streak of 83 games, which was the highest of any mid-season draft pick at the time. However, Noble was omitted for Collingwood's qualifying final against Melbourne, and was not selected in the winning team of the 2023 Grand Final. [11] Noble made his return to the side in 2024, [12] playing a further 20 games, including his 100th game against Adelaide in round 10. [13] Due to family reasons, Noble requested a trade to Gold Coast at the conclusion of the season, despite being contracted until the end of 2026. [14]

Family

Noble is the son of David Noble, a premiership player with North Hobart Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League, [15] and later a professional sports administrator with experience at Adelaide and the Brisbane Lions. Noble was able to use his father's connections, knowledge and advice to assist him as a prospective draftee. [1] David was appointed as the senior coach of North Melbourne in November 2020, [16] and would be sacked midway through the 2022 season after a series of poor results. [17]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. [18]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Collingwood 4950155389320110.00.211.07.618.64.02.20
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Collingwood 9172016111627756290.10.09.56.816.33.31.71
2021 Collingwood 92220260149409114570.10.011.86.818.65.22.60
2022 Collingwood 92500291149440116660.00.011.66.017.64.62.60
2023 Collingwood 92331322148470123560.10.0414.06.420.45.32.41
2024 Collingwood 9201123514337893540.10.111.87.218.94.72.73
Career11283132474320675212730.10.011.86.618.54.72.45

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  2. 1 2 Grieve, Charlotte (10 July 2019). "'Very overwhelming': Magpie Noble the third mid-season draftee set for AFL". The Age . Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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