1. Joshua Fraser was born on 5 January 1982 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League.
20 Facts About Josh Fraser
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From Mansfield via Murray U18, Fraser was the number one pick in the 1999 National Draft, going to Collingwood.
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Josh Fraser won an AFL Rising Star nomination in his debut year.
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Josh Fraser played all 25 games in 2002, kicked 37 goals and played in the Grand Final team where he kicked three goals, following a three-goal haul in the Preliminary Final.
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Josh Fraser played all 23 games in 2006, having 341 hit outs for the year, his best return.
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Josh Fraser kicked 16 goals, averaged more than 17 touches a game, more than 7 marks a game, and 15 hit outs.
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Josh Fraser finished fourth in the Copeland Trophy, along with Heath Shaw, only three votes behind the eventual winner Alan Didak.
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In 2007, Josh Fraser did not miss a game until Round 20 against Melbourne, his second last game for the season.
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Josh Fraser returned for the Elimination Final win against Sydney before withdrawing late against West Coast the next week, his last game for the season.
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In 2010, Josh Fraser played nine games for the club, and he lost his first-choice ruckman position to new recruit Darren Jolly.
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Josh Fraser played his 200th game for Collingwood in the round 22 clash against Hawthorn.
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Josh Fraser's AFL playing career ended when he resigned from the Gold Coast Suns on 29 August 2012.
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Josh Fraser has completed two coaching courses; Level Two Coaches Course and Next Coach Program.
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In 2013, Josh Fraser was a part-time AFL commentator on ABC radio.
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In January 2014, Josh Fraser commenced his coaching career when he was appointed coach of the Gold Coast Sun's reserves team that plays in the North East Australian Football League.
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Josh Fraser signed to serve as development coach at the Carlton Football Club in 2016, and within that role served as coach of its VFL-affiliate club, the Northern Blues.
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Josh Fraser remained with the club until the start of the 2020 season, at which point the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic saw Carlton end its connection with the Northern Blues and make Fraser redundant.
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In 2021, the VFL club re-established itself under its previous identity, the Northern Bullants, and Josh Fraser remained with the club as its senior coach.
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In 2016 Josh Fraser joined the Tatyoon Football Club, who won the premiership with Josh Fraser kicking 8.6 goals in a best on ground effort.
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Josh Fraser married long time girlfriend Kylie Sutcliffe in December 2008 in Port Melbourne.