Glenn Joseph
North Melbourne
AFL career
40 games12 goals
- Debut
- R22 1970 v GEE29 Aug 1970
- Most recent
- R19 1973 v FSC11 Aug 1973
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Jacana in the club's northern metropolitan zone, Glenn Joseph was a formidable physical presence who stood 191cm—a significant height for a key position player in the early 1970s. After tasting senior football as a 17-year-old, the towering utility became a consistent figure in the North Melbourne lineup across 1971 and 1972, utilizing his 93kg frame to contest ruck duels and provide structural stability for a developing side. However, Joseph’s career at Arden Street became a casualty of the club's famous aggressive recruiting drive; the arrival of legendary coach Ron Barassi and star recruits under the "10-year rule" saw the homegrown tall squeezed out of the best 22. He managed only two senior appearances in 1973 before departing the VFL scene, leaving the club just as it began its rapid ascent toward its maiden premiership.
Profile
- Born
- 06 Dec 1952 (age 73y 319d)
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Jacana in the club's northern metropolitan zone, Glenn Joseph was a formidable physical presence who stood 191cm—a significant height for a key position player in the early 1970s. After tasting senior football as a 17-year-old, the towering utility became a consistent figure in the North Melbourne lineup across 1971 and 1972, utilizing his 93kg frame to contest ruck duels and provide structural stability for a developing side. However, Joseph’s career at Arden Street became a casualty of the club's famous aggressive recruiting drive; the arrival of legendary coach Ron Barassi and star recruits under the "10-year rule" saw the homegrown tall squeezed out of the best 22. He managed only two senior appearances in 1973 before departing the VFL scene, leaving the club just as it began its rapid ascent toward its maiden premiership.