Joel Corey
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joel Corey | ||
| Nickname(s) | Smithy | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | East Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | 8th overall, 1999 Geelong |
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| Height / weight | 191 cm / 89 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000–2013 | Geelong | 276 (79) | |
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Dream Team | 1 (0) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 2004 | Australia | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joel Corey (born 17 February 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.90 metres (6 ft 3 in) tall and weighing 87 kilograms (192 lb), Corey is able to contribute inside or outside while on the ball.
Corey is a dual Carji Greeves Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of Geelong's AFL premiership-winning teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011. He was also selected in the Dream Team, a representative Australian rules football team that contested in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match, as well as being selected to represent Australia in International rules football.
Corey currently serves as the stoppages coach of the Western Bulldogs.
Corey was drafted with Geelong's 8th pick in the 1999 draft as a 17-year-old. He has since built a reputation as a tall, consistent, hard-running midfielder with an uncanny ability at clearing the ball from tight, pack situations. Corey is an important cog in the Geelong midfield, and if needed can play a defensive role within the team. Though he often goes unnoticed, Corey consistently gets the job done and because he has such a star-studded midfield around him he does not have the burden of getting the number one tag each week.
Highlights of his career to date include a 2005 Carji Greeves Medal victory, selection in the Australian International Rules team of 2004, and selection as an All-Australian in 2007 and 2008. Corey played an integral part in Geelong's record breaking 2007 Grand Final win. In the same year he was part of the 6-man leadership group at Geelong.
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