Joel Corey (born 17 February 1982) is a former

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Corey is able to contribute inside or

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while on the ball. Corey is a dual

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list, 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

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, a representative Australian rules football team that contested in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match, as well as being selected to represent

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in International rules football. Corey currently serves as a development coach for the Fremantle Football Club.

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

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victory, selection in the Australian International Rules team of

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, and selection as an All-Australian in

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and

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. 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.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

AFL * AFL Premiership Player (2007, 2009, 2011) *2-time All-Australian (2007, 2008) * AFL Pre-Season Premiership Player (2006) * International Rules Series Representative (2004) *Western Australia State of Origin (2005, 2006, 2007) Geelong Football Club *

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Winner (2005, 2008) *

Coach's Award (2005) *

Most Determined & Most Dedicated Player Award (2002) U18 Juniors *All Australian U/18 (1999) *Western Australia U/18 (1999) * Ron Barassi Medalist (1999) *U17 International Rules (1999) Milestones: * AFL debut: Round 17, 2000 (vs. ) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 24 points) * Finals debut: Elimination final, 2000 (vs. ) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 9 points) * 50th game: Round 11, 2003 (vs. ) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong won by 40 points) * 100th game: Round 20, 2005 (vs. ) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong lost by 1 point) * 150th game: Preliminary final, 2007 (vs. ) at the

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(Geelong won by 5 points) * 200th game: Round 1, 2010 (vs. ) at the

(Geelong won by 31 points)

Personal life

Corey graduated from

John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (commonly abbreviated as JSRACS or JSR) is an Independent school, independent Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Mixed-sex education, co-educational Primary school, primary and Secondary education# ...

in 1999. He was a junior Australian representative in baseball when he was younger, but Corey gave baseball up to pursue a football career.Bernard, G
"Corey slips under the radar"
heraldsun.com.au, 8 April 2006 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 Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...

, 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 A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Corey has two dogs, a Kelpie and a Staffordshire terrier.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corey, Joel Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players 1982 births Living people Carji Greeves Medal winners East Perth Football Club players All-Australians (AFL) Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Australia international rules football team players Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players