Joel Corey Information & Joel Corey Links at HealthHaven.com

Joel Corey
	Joel Corey
	;
Personal information
Full name	Joel Andrew Corey[citation needed]
Nickname(s)	Smithy[citation needed]
Date of birth	17 February 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Recruited from	East Perth (WAFL)
Draft	8th overall, 1999; Geelong
Height/Weight	191 cm / 89 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	11
Playing career1
State team honours
International team honours
	1 Playing statistics to end of Round 17, 2009 season .; 2 State and International statistics correct; as of HoF Tribute Match, 2008.;

Joel Corey (born 17 February 1982) is an Australian rules footballer 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.

Corey is a dual Carji Greeves Medallist, two-time All-Australian, and was part of Geelong's AFL premiership-winning team in 2007. He has also been 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.

[edit] Career

Corey being tackled by Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell in round 17, 2008.

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.

[edit] Statistics

Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2008 season

Season	Team	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Marks	Handballs	Disposals
2000	Geelong	11	5	2	2	39	11	23	62
2001	Geelong	11	14	3	4	102	39	36	138
2002	Geelong	11	20	5	4	198	57	165	363
2003	Geelong	11	22	9	6	250	78	157	407
2004	Geelong	11	22	9	13	242	92	173	415
2005	Geelong	11	21	5	11	292	120	205	497
2006	Geelong	11	22	8	4	298	107	231	529
2007	Geelong	11	25	7	9	338	119	312	650
2008	Geelong	11	25	6	7	339	116	391	730
Totals			176	54	60	2098	739	1693	3791

Corey starred with 29 possessions in Geelong's 2009 Grand Final win on 26th September 2009.

[edit] Honours and achievements

AFL

AFL Premiership Player (2007, 2009)
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)

Milestones:

AFL debut: Round 17, 2000 (vs. Richmond) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 24 points)
Finals debut: Elimination final, 2000 (vs. Hawthorn) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 9 points)
50^th game: Round 11, 2003 (vs. Carlton) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong won by 40 points)
100^th game: Round 20, 2005 (vs. Melbourne) at Skilled Stadium (Geelong lost by 1 point)
150^th game: Preliminary final, 2007 (vs. Collingwood) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (Geelong won by 5 points)

[edit] Tribunal history

Season	Round	Charge category (level)	Victim	Result	Verdict	Ref(s)
2004	20	Melee involvement	N/A	Guilty (accepted fine)	$2000 fine	^[1]^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] Corey has two dogs, a Kelpie and a Staffordshire terrier.^[6]

He is currently in a relationship with Geelong girl, Natalie Giuffre.^[7]

[edit] References

^ "Tribunal History in Season 2004". AFL Historical Statistics. http://stats.afl.com.au/public/statistics/tribunal/1/2004/All/tribunal_1_all_2004.shtml?competition_group_idIndex=0&season_idIndex=5&guiltyIndex=0&AFLstatisticMenu=1. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
^ "Joel Corey, Geelong Cats @ FanFooty". FanFooty. http://www.fanfooty.com.au/players/profile.php?firstname=Joel&surname=Corey. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
^ Bernard, G, "Corey slips under the radar", heraldsun.com.au, 8 April 2006
^ Hanlon, P, "The power and the Corey", realfooty.com.au, 6 June 2008
^ Sheahan, M, "Corey seeks safety in numbers", heraldsun.com.au, 6 September 2008
^ Hanlon, P, "The power and the Corey", realfooty.com.au, 6 June 2008
^ Epstein, J, "There for the boys", heraldsun.com.au, 23 September 2007