Joel Corey

Infobox afl player NEW
playername = Joel Corey
fullname = Joel Andrew Corey
image capt = Joel Corey


birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1982|2|17 (age 26)
birthplace = Perth, Western Australia
originalteam = East Perth (WAFL)
draftpick = 8^th overall, 1999
Geelong Cats
heightweight = 190cm / 87kg
position = Midfield/Back
currentclub = Geelong
guernsey = 11
years = 2000 –
clubs = Geelong
games(goals) = 176 (54)
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = Round 22, 2008
careerhighlights =

AFL
*AFL Premiership Player (2007)
*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
*Geelong Best and Fairest Winner (2005, 2008)
*Geelong Football Club Coach's Award (2005)
*Geelong Football Club 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)

Joel "Smithy" Corey (born 17 February 1982) is an Australian Rules Football player for the Geelong 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 doesn't 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. He is a part of the 6-man leadership group at Geelong.

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. [Bernard, G, [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,,18743714-19766,00.html "Corey slips under the radar"] , heraldsun.com.au, 8 April 2006] Outside of football, Corey is a quiet, humble person who doesn't particularly enjoy doing interviews saying even in Primary school speaking in front of the class wasn't his forte. [Hanlon, P, [http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-power-and-the-corey/2008/06/05/1212259009351.html "The power and the Corey"] , realfooty.com.au, 6 June 2008]

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. [Sheahan, M, [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24300865-19742,00.html "Corey seeks safety in numbers"] , heraldsun.com.au, 6 September 2008] Corey has two dogs, a Kelpie and a Staffordshire terrier. [Hanlon, P, [http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-power-and-the-corey/2008/06/05/1212259009351.html?page=2 "The power and the Corey"] , realfooty.com.au, 6 June 2008]

He is currently in a relationship with Geelong girl, Natalie Giuffre. [Epstein, J, [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22464415-5013707,00.html "There for the boys"] , heraldsun.com.au, 23 September 2007]

Notes

tatistics

: "Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2008 season"

External links

*Geelplayer|ref=14212
*AflRleague|ref=J/Joel_Corey.html