Joe Richards
Australian rules footballer
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Joe Richards (born 23 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Richards plays as a small forward.[1]
| Joe Richards | |||
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Richards with Port Adelaide in March 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joe Richards | ||
| Born | 23 November 1999 | ||
| Original teams | Wangaratta, Murray Bushrangers, (NAB League) | ||
| Draft | No. 48, 2022 national draft | ||
| Debut | 12 May 2024, Collingwood vs. West Coast, at Marvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023–2024 | Collingwood | 9 (6) | |
| 2025– | Port Adelaide | 40 (24) | |
| Total | 49 (30) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
Richards was drafted by Collingwood with pick 48 as a mature-age player during the 2022 AFL national draft.[1] Unlike the majority of drafted players, Richards did not play in the major state based leagues after his under age career, but was drafted direct from Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League[2] where he won their club best and fairest in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and played in their 2022 Ovens & Murray Football Netball League grand final win.[3]
Richards made his AFL debut in Round 9 of the 2024 season,[4] having 18 disposals and kicking 1 goal in a 66 point win over West Coast.[5]
After his debut season, Richards requested a trade to Port Adelaide to take up a three-year deal on offer from the Power, and was traded on 15 October.[6][7]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[8]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2023 | Collingwood | 29[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 29 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 20 | 25 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | Port Adelaide | 35 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 170 | 165 | 335 | 74 | 71 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Port Adelaide | 35 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 195 | 124 | 319 | 75 | 82 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 6.9 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Career[9] | 49 | 30 | 31 | 424 | 333 | 757 | 169 | 178 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0 | ||
