Joel Jeffrey was born on 12 March 2002 and is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Joel Jeffrey
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Joel Jeffrey's father, Russell, was a professional Australian rules footballer who played at the highest level for St Kilda before relocating to the Gold Coast to continue his AFL career with the Brisbane Bears.
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Joel Jeffrey was inducted into the AFLNT Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Joel Jeffrey began playing junior football for Palmerston and later switched to the Wanderers Football Club where he made his Men's Premier League debut for the club in 2018 at 16 years of age.
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In June 2019, at 17 years of age, Joel Jeffrey made his senior NEAFL debut for the NT Thunder at TIO Stadium and kicked a goal in his first game.
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Joel Jeffrey was selected to represent the Allies at the 2019 AFL Under 18 Championships as a bottom ager and intended to relocate to the Gold Coast in 2020 to take part in the Gold Coast Suns Academy program on a full-time basis until the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated that possibility.
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In December 2020, Joel Jeffrey was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns via their academy access.
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Joel Jeffrey spent the first half of the 2021 season playing for Gold Coast in the VFL and notably kicked a winning goal after the siren to defeat the Sydney Swans after marking the ball one handed with seconds to go in the game.
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Joel Jeffrey impressed again a month later with a 9-goal, best on ground performance in the VFL, which earned him an AFL debut the following week against the Melbourne Demons at Metricon Stadium.
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Joel Jeffrey was awarded a 2022 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance.
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Joel Jeffrey was a member of the Gold Coast team in the Victorian Football League which won the 2022 VFL Grand Final over Werribee.
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When head coach Damien Hardwick arrived at the Suns, Joel Jeffrey found himself in a new role, playing as a rebounding medium defender.
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Joel Jeffrey collected a personal best 29 disposals in round 13 against St Kilda.
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In 2025, Joel Jeffrey was awarded with representative honours in the Indigenous All-Stars team which played against Fremantle in February, following in the footsteps of father Russell who played in the same team 31 years prior.