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Joel Western
Fullname:Joel Western
Birth Date:12 October 2002
Originalteam:Claremont (WAFL)
Draftpick:No. 54, 2020 national draft
Height:174 cm
Weight:70 kg
Position:Forward
Guernsey:34
Years1:2021–2022
Games Goals1:4 (0)
Years2:2021–2022
Club2:Peel Thunder
Games Goals2:23 (25)
Years3:2023–
Games Goals3:15 (6)
Statsend:round 18, 2023

Joel Western (born 12 October 2002) is an Australian rules football player who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A member of Fremantle's Next Generation Academy (NGA), as his mother was born in Singapore,[1] Western was drafted with the 54th selection in the 2020 national draft, when Fremantle matched the Western Bulldogs's bid.[2] He had played junior football for Claremont and represented Western Australia at Under 18 level. His father John, also played football for Subiaco in the 1980s and his sister Mikayla Western plays for the West Coast Eagles, having previously played one game for Fremantle in the AFL Women's league in 2022 as a COVID-19 top-up player.[3]

He was selected to make his AFL debut for Fremantle in round 13 of the 2021 AFL season against Gold Coast, alongside fellow 2020 draftee and NGA member, Brandon Walker.[4]

Following the conclusion of the 2022 season Fremantle Football Club delisted Western, after playing four AFL games for the club.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2022[6]

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|| 34 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 11 || 25 || 5 || 6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.5 || 2.8 || 6.3 || 1.3 || 1.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022|| 34 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 4! 0! 0! 14! 11! 25! 5! 6! 0.0! 0.0! 3.5! 2.8! 6.3! 1.3! 1.5|}

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fremantle Dockers NGA players . fremantlefc.com.au . 12 June 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: The bidding ladder: 'Bidmond' Tigers at it again, Crows' bid luck continues . afl.com.au . 12 June 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Three late outs, top-up player added and defender to debut . fremantlefc.com.au . 28 March 2022 . en.
  4. News: Woodcock . Mitchell . Walker, Western... WOOHOO! Debut for Dockers duo . 12 June 2021 . PerthNow . 10 June 2021 . en.
  5. News: Fremantle list update. 2 November 2022. fremantlefc. en.
  6. Web site: Joel Western. AFL Tables. 26 May 2022.