Joe Wood
North Melbourne
AFL career
13 games29 goals
- Debut
- R7 1925 v FSC13 June 1925
- Most recent
- R15 1926 v GEE21 Aug 1926
Stats
Bio
A local Hotham West product who graduated from the club's junior ranks, Joe Wood was a key figure in North Melbourne's historic transition from the VFA to the VFL in 1925. Despite standing just 170cm—a stature typically reserved for rovers rather than spearheads—Wood served as the Shinboners' primary avenue to goal in their debut season. He topped the club's goalkicking list with 27 majors in only 10 games, highlighted by a haul of six against South Melbourne, proving highly effective even as the team adjusted to the higher standard. Although his senior career wound down rapidly with just three appearances in 1926, Wood holds a unique place in history as the first player to lead the goalkicking for North Melbourne in the VFL competition.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Apr 1904
- Died
- 16 July 1972 (aged 68y 82d)
- Birthplace
- North Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA local Hotham West product who graduated from the club's junior ranks, Joe Wood was a key figure in North Melbourne's historic transition from the VFA to the VFL in 1925. Despite standing just 170cm—a stature typically reserved for rovers rather than spearheads—Wood served as the Shinboners' primary avenue to goal in their debut season. He topped the club's goalkicking list with 27 majors in only 10 games, highlighted by a haul of six against South Melbourne, proving highly effective even as the team adjusted to the higher standard. Although his senior career wound down rapidly with just three appearances in 1926, Wood holds a unique place in history as the first player to lead the goalkicking for North Melbourne in the VFL competition.