Full name Joel Corey Height 1.90 m Name Joel Corey Career end 2013 | Height/Weight 191 cm / 89 kg Career start 2000 Nickname(s) Smithy Weight 87 kg | |
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Date of birth (1982-02-17) 17 February 1982 (age 33) Draft 8th overall, 1999Geelong Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Ryan gamble goals after joel corey runs down richmond player
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.
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- Ryan gamble goals after joel corey runs down richmond player
- Joel corey with an amazing pass hawkins goals round 18 2011 v richmond afl
- Career
- Honours and achievements
- Personal life
- References
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.
Joel corey with an amazing pass hawkins goals round 18 2011 v richmond afl
Career
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.
Honours and achievements
AFL
Geelong Football Club
U18 Juniors
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Personal life
Corey graduated from John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School in 1999. He was a junior Australian representative in baseball when he was younger, but Corey gave baseball up to pursue a football career. Outside of football, Corey is a quiet, humble person who does not particularly enjoy doing interviews saying even in Primary school speaking in front of the class wasn't his forte.
Corey enjoys surfing, in Torquay with teammate Cameron Ling, as he finds it "pretty peaceful, it clears your head". His nickname, Smithy, comes from the fact that his surname is also a popular boys given name. Though Corey still calls Western Australia home, he has no intentions of returning there anytime soon. Corey has two dogs, a Kelpie and a Staffordshire terrier.