Full name Joel Bowden Height 1.88 m Place of birth Mildura, Victoria Weight 90 kg | Height/Weight 188 cm / 90 kg Date joined 1996 Name Joel Bowden Nominations AFL Rising Star | |
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Date of birth (1978-06-21) 21 June 1978 (age 37) Original team(s) West Alice Springs (CAFL) Draft Father-Son Selection, 1995
Richmond Role Australian Rules Footballer People also search for Patrick Bowden, Kane Johnson, Mark Coughlan | ||
Joel bowden rushed behinds afl richmond v essendon round 16 2008
Joel Bowden (born 21 June 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. In 2007, he was declared the new president of the AFL Players Association.
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Since his debut in 1996, he has carved a reputation as one of the Tigers' favourite sons. He was drafted at the end of 1995 under a father-son selection, and is the son of former Richmond 1969 premiership player Michael Bowden. Bowden plays as a Backman but can also be a play as a key Forward
In 2006, Bowden was among the leading possession getters in the AFL, and had the most possessions shared between any two players with his brother Patrick. He played his 200th AFL game in Round 8 against Adelaide, gathering 34 possessions as the Tigers upset the then-ladder-leading Crows by three points just a week after suffering a 118-point loss to the Sydney Swans.
In Round 16, 2008, Bowden was at the centre of a major controversy regarding rushed behinds. With Richmond up by 6 points against Essendon with less than a minute left, Bowden proceeded to wipe the remaining time off the clock by rushing 2 behinds from the kick out - tactics which caused an uproar with many calling for the current rules to be changed. Football journalist Mike Sheahan even likened it to the infamous Trevor Chappell underarm delivery. He played his last game against the Collingwood Football Club, who thrashed the Tigers by 93 points.
