Patrick Voss

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Patrick Voss
Personal information
Full name Patrick Voss
Date of birth (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers
Draft 2024 Pre-season supplemental selection period
Debut Round 7, 2024, Fremantle  vs. Western Bulldogs, at Optus Stadium, Perth
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Key forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 38
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021–2023 Essendon 0 (0)
2024– Fremantle 3 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Patrick Voss (born 29 June 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early career

Voss grew up in the Riverina region of New South Wales, which enabled him to join the Greater Western Sydney Giants junior academy program. [1] He later moved to Melbourne where he attended Wesley College and played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the Under 18's Talent League.

He was drafted by Essendon with the ninth selection in the 2022 rookie draft. He spent two years at Essendon, but did not make his AFL debut before being delisted at the end of the 2023 AFL season. [2]

AFL career

Voss was one of four players invited to train with Fremantle before the 2024 AFL season. He was eventually successful in being selected during the pre-season supplemental selection period. [3] In late April he was picked to play his first AFL game against Western Bulldogs in round 7 of the 2024 AFL season. [4] He achieved the rare feat of kicking a goal with his first kick.

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References

  1. "Giants Academy Graduates". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. "Forward duo delisted as Essendon announces two further list changes". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. "Dockers sign former Bomber to add to forward depth". afl.com.au. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. Barrett, Jackson (25 April 2024). "Fremantle Dockers name dual debutants as Patrick Voss called into forward line". The West Australian . Retrieved 26 April 2024.