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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{distinguish|Joel Corry}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Joel Corey
| image = Joel Corey playing for Geelong.JPG
| alt = 
| caption = 
| fullname = Joel Corey
| nickname = Smithy<ref name="Power"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Perth]], Western Australia
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[East Perth Football Club|East Perth]] ([[West Australian Football League|WAFL]])
| draftpick = 8th overall, [[1999 AFL Draft|1999]] <br /> {{AFL Gee}}
| height = 191&nbsp;cm
| weight = 89&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Midfielder]]
| statsend = 2013
| repstatsend = 2008
| years1 = 2000&ndash;2013
| club1 = {{AFL Gee}}
| games_goals1 = 276 (79)
| sooyears1 = 2008
| sooteam1 = [[Dream Team Australian rules football team|Dream Team]]
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
| nationalteam1 = [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalyears1 = 2004
| careerhighlights = *3× [[Australian Football League|AFL]] premiership player: [[2007 AFL Grand Final|2007]], [[2009 AFL Grand Final|2009]], [[2011 AFL Grand Final|2011]]
*2× [[Carji Greeves Medal]]: 2005, 2008
*2× [[All-Australian team]]: 2007, 2008
}}

'''Joel Corey''' (born 17 February 1982) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Geelong Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). A [[midfielder (Australian Rules)|midfielder]], {{convert|1.90|m|0}} tall and weighing {{convert|87|kg|0}}, Corey is able to contribute [[Australian rules football positions#Midfield|inside]] or [[Australian rules football positions#Midfield|outside]] while [[Midfielder (Australian Rules)|on the ball]].

Corey is a dual [[Carji Greeves Medal]]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 [[Dream Team Australian rules football team|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 international rules football team|Australia]] in [[International rules football]].

Corey currently serves as a development coach for the [[Fremantle Football Club]].

==Career==
[[File:Joel Corey being tackled.JPG|thumb|left|Corey being tackled by [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn's]] [[Sam Mitchell (footballer)|Sam Mitchell]] in round 17, [[2008 AFL season|2008]].]]
Corey was drafted with Geelong's 8th pick in the [[1999 AFL Draft|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 [[2005 AFL season|2005]] [[Carji Greeves Medal]] victory, selection in the [[Australian International Rules team]] of [[2004 AFL season|2004]], and selection as an [[All-Australian]] in [[2007 AFL season|2007]] and [[2008 AFL season|2008]]. Corey played an integral part in Geelong's record breaking [[2007 AFL Grand Final|2007 Grand Final]] win. In the same year he was part of the 6-man leadership group at Geelong.

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Joel_Corey.html Joel Corey's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 5 || 2 || 2 || 39 || 23 || 62 || 11 || 8 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 7.8 || 4.6 || 12.4 || 2.2 || 1.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 14 || 3 || 4 || 102 || 36 || 138 || 39 || 26 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 7.3 || 2.6 || 9.9 || 2.8 || 1.9
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 20 || 5 || 4 || 198 || 165 || 363 || 57 || 61 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 9.9 || 8.3 || 18.2 || 2.9 || 3.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 22 || 9 || 6 || 250 || 157 || 407 || 78 || 70 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 11.4 || 7.1 || 18.5 || 3.5 || 3.2
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 22 || 9 || 13 || 242 || 173 || 415 || 92 || 75 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 11.0 || 7.9 || 18.9 || 4.2 || 3.4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 21 || 5 || 11 || 292 || 205 || 497 || 120 || 81 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 13.9 || 9.8 || 23.7 || 5.7 || 3.9
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 22 || 8 || 4 || 298 || 231 || 529 || 107 || 64 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 13.5 || 10.5 || 24.0 || 4.9 || 2.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 25 || 7 || 9 || 338 || 312 || 650 || 119 || 134 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 13.5 || 12.5 || 26.0 || 4.8 || 5.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 25 || 6 || 7 || 339 || 391 || 730 || 116 || 138 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 13.6 || 15.6 || 29.2 || 4.6 || 5.5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 23 || 7 || 4 || 306 || 356 || 662 || 106 || 115 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 13.3 || 15.5 || 28.8 || 4.6 || 5.0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 14 || 2 || 3 || 153 || 185 || 338 || 51 || 71 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 10.9 || 13.2 || 24.1 || 3.6 || 5.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[2011 AFL season|2011]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 21 || 8 || 5 || 257 || 262 || 519 || 77 || 90 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 12.2 || 12.5 || 24.7 || 3.7 || 4.3
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2012 AFL season|2012]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 20 || 3 || 5 || 189 || 239 || 428 || 54 || 103 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 9.5 || 12.0 || 21.4 || 2.7 || 5.2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2013 AFL season|2013]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Gee}}
| 11 || 22 || 5 || 3 || 170 || 288 || 458 || 72 || 103 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 7.7 || 13.1 || 20.8 || 3.3 || 4.7
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 276
! 79
! 80
! 3173
! 3023
! 6196
! 1099
! 1139
! 0.3
! 0.3
! 11.5
! 11.0
! 22.4
! 4.0
! 4.1
|}

==Honours and achievements==
[[File:Joel Corey 2011 Premiership Parade 1.JPG|160px|thumb|Corey at Geelong's 2011 premiership victory parade.]]
[[File:Joel Corey 18.02.17.jpg|thumb|160px|Joel Corey as Western Bulldogs midfield coach in February 2017]]

'''AFL'''
*[[AFL Premiership]] Player (2007, 2009, 2011)
*2-time [[All-Australian]] (2007, 2008)
*[[NAB Cup|AFL Pre-Season Premiership]] Player (2006)
*[[International Rules]] Series Representative (2004)
*Western Australia [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football#State of origin|State of Origin]] (2005, 2006, 2007)

'''Geelong Football Club'''
*[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] [[Carji Greeves Medal|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|Ron Barassi Medal]]ist (1999)
*U17 [[International Rules]] (1999)

'''Milestones:'''
* AFL debut: Round 17, 2000 (vs. {{AFL StK}}) at the [[Docklands Stadium|Telstra Dome]] (Geelong lost by 24 points)
* Finals debut: Elimination final, 2000 (vs. {{AFL Haw}}) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong lost by 9 points)
* 50th game: Round 11, 2003 (vs. {{AFL Car}}) at the Telstra Dome (Geelong won by 40 points)
* 100th game: Round 20, 2005 (vs. {{AFL Mel}}) at [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Skilled Stadium]] (Geelong lost by 1 point)
* 150th game: Preliminary final, 2007 (vs. {{AFL Col}}) at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (Geelong won by 5 points)
* 200th game: Round 1, 2010 (vs. {{AFL Ess}}) at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (Geelong won by 31 points)

==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.<ref>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</ref> 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 [[aptitude|forte]].<ref name="Power">{{cite news|last=Hanlon|first=Peter|url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-power-and-the-corey/2008/06/05/1212259009351.html|title=The power and the Corey|work=realfooty.com.au|date=6 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608071405/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-power-and-the-corey/2008/06/05/1212259009351.html|archive-date=8 June 2008|access-date=28 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Corey enjoys [[surfing]], in [[Torquay, Victoria|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]]. Corey has two dogs, a [[Australian Kelpie|Kelpie]] and a [[Staffordshire Bull Terrier|Staffordshire terrier]].<ref name="Power"/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{AFL Tables}}
* {{AustralianFootball}}
* {{WAFL FootyFacts}}

{{2007 Geelong premiership players}}
{{2009 Geelong premiership players}}
{{2011 Geelong premiership players}}
{{Carji Greeves Medal}}
{{2007 All-Australian team}}
{{2008 All-Australian team}}
{{2008 Dream Team players}}
{{2004 Australian international rules team}}
{{1999 AFL national draft}}

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