Joel Jeffrey
Gold Coast
AFL career
75 games28 goals
- Debut
- R20 2021 v MEL1 Aug 2021
- Most recent
- R24 2026 v STK20 Aug 2026
Stats
AFL
2026 | GCS | 22 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 71 | 76 |
2025 | GCS | 25 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 76 | 83 |
2024 | GCS | 12 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 59 | 66 |
2023 | GCS | 7 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 51 | 59 |
2022 | GCS | 5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 56 | 68 |
2021 | GCS | 4 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 29 | 26 |
VFL
2026 | GCS | 1 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77 | 86 |
2024 | GCS | 8 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 24.6 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 101 | - |
2023 | GCS | 8 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 17.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 75 | - |
2022 | GCS | 4 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 67 | - |
2021 | GCS | 9 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 62 | - |
STK | MS | R24 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 74 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
BRL | Gabba | R23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | 57 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
GWS | CGO | R22 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
MEL | PFS | R21 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
CAR | MS | R20 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 | 74 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
WBD | PFS | R19 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 54 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
ADE | AO | R18 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 75 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
COL | PFS | R17 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 80 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
FRE | OS | R16 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
HAW | PFS | R15 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 122 | 123 | 0 | 4 |
GEE | GMHBA | R14 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 80 | 94 | 0 | 3 |
BRL | PFS | R13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 52 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
NTH | MS | R11 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 4 |
PAD | TIO | R10 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 66 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
STK | TIO | R9 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 77 | 95 | 0 | 3 |
GWS | PFS | R8 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 109 | 106 | 0 | 2 |
ESS | PFS | R6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
SYD | NORW | R5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 36 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
MEL | MCG | R4 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 68 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
RCH | MCG | R2 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 111 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
WCE | PFS | R1 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 96 | 113 | 0 | 3 |
GEE | PFS | R0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 80 | 88 | 0 | 1 |
Bio
The son of former St Kilda and Brisbane player Russell Jeffrey, Joel Jeffrey joined the Gold Coast Suns as a highly rated Academy product, granted pre-selection access due to his Northern Territory roots. An athletic utility with clean hands and a prodigious vertical leap, Jeffrey began his career as a forward who could produce spectacular highlights, yet he eventually transitioned into a defensive role to better utilise his intercept marking and distribution skills. Despite glimpses of high-end talent—particularly during the club's fixtures in Darwin—he struggled to find the consistency required to become a permanent fixture in the Suns' best 22 throughout his tenure. Over his first six seasons, he oscillated between senior selection and the VFL, often fighting for his spot as a rebounding defender while working to close the gap between his best and worst football.
Profile
- Born
- 12 Mar 2002 (age 24y 223d)
- Height
- 192 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Fantasy
Honours
- VFL Premiership2023
Family
- Father:Russell Jeffrey
Bio
1 revisionThe son of former St Kilda and Brisbane player Russell Jeffrey, Joel Jeffrey joined the Gold Coast Suns as a highly rated Academy product, granted pre-selection access due to his Northern Territory roots. An athletic utility with clean hands and a prodigious vertical leap, Jeffrey began his career as a forward who could produce spectacular highlights, yet he eventually transitioned into a defensive role to better utilise his intercept marking and distribution skills. Despite glimpses of high-end talent—particularly during the club's fixtures in Darwin—he struggled to find the consistency required to become a permanent fixture in the Suns' best 22 throughout his tenure. Over his first six seasons, he oscillated between senior selection and the VFL, often fighting for his spot as a rebounding defender while working to close the gap between his best and worst football.