Joel Bowden

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Joel Bowden
Personal information
Full name Joel Bowden
Date of Birth June 21, 1978 (1978-06-21) (age 29)
Place of Birth Victoria
Recruited from West Alice Springs (CAFL)
Draft Father-Son Selection, 1995
Richmond
Height/Weight 188cm / 90kg
Position Half Back Flank/Half Forward Flank
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 11
Playing Career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1996 Richmond 241 (157)
¹ Club statistics to end of 2007 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Joel Bowden (born 21 June 1978) is an Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. In 2007, he was declared the new president of the AFL Players Association.

Since his debut in 1996, he has carved a reputation as one of the Tigers' favourite sons. He was drafted at the end of 1995 under a father-son selection, and is the son of former Richmond 1969 premiership player Michael Bowden. Bowden used to be a forward player but now is a backman.

In 2006, Bowden was among the leading possession getters in the AFL, and had the most possessions shared between any two players with his brother Patrick. He currently owns and manages a coffee shop, named Birdie Num Num's, with his brother Patrick Bowden in the suburb of North Carlton.


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Preceded by
Mark Coughlan		 Richmond Best and Fairest winner
2004-2005		 Succeeded by
Kane Johnson


v • d • e
Richmond Football Club – current squad

1 Newman • 2 Thursfield • 3 Deledio • 4 Raines • 5 Simmonds • 6 Polak • 7 Brown • 8 Riewoldt • 9 Cotchin • 10 Edwards • 11 J. Bowden • 12 Richardson • 13 McMahon • 14 Polo • 15 Pettifer • 17 Johnson • 18 Rance • 19 Putt • 20 Morton • 21 Tuck • 22 Meyer • 23 Jackson • 24 Coughlan • 25 Schulz • 26 Pattison • 27 Collard* • 29 Oakley-Nicholls • 30 Tambling • 31 Hyde • 32 Tivendale • 33 Gourdis • 34 Hughes • 35 White • 36 Silvester* • 37 Casserly • 38 Cartledge* • 39 Connors • 40 Moore • 41 Foley • 42 Collins • 43 Howat* • 44 Graham • 46 King • Coach: Wallace

* denotes Rookie Listed players
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He is a great footy player and shouldn't be dropped.