9. Joel Griffiths
Can play as a striker or wide player. Joel has an abundance of pace and can create or poach goals. Non-stop work ethic for the whole game.
Joel had a very successful stint with Newcastle United in the NSL before heading to Europe and returned to Newcastle as a very polished player. Towards the end of the 2006/07 season he started banging in goals on a regular basis. He finished the 2007/2008 campaign as the leagues leading goalscorer, and also collected the Johnny Warren Medal as the league's Best & Fairest Player.
A crowd favourite likened to a deity in Newcastle, Joel is a key member of the Jets' squad.
Date of birth:
Aug 21, 1979
Previous Clubs:
1997-1999 Sydney United (NSW & Australia)
1999-2001 Parramatta Power (Australia)
2001-03 Newcastle United (Australia)
2003-06 Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland)
2006 Leeds United (England)
Junior Clubs:
Menai (NSW), Sutherland (NSW)
Hyundai A-League Debut Appearance:
v New Zealand Knights (D0-0), North Harbour Stadium (Auckland, NZ), 27 August 2006
Hyundai A-League Debut Goal:
v Central Coast Mariners (D1-1), Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (Gosford), 23 September 2006
Representative Honours Achieved:
Qantas Socceroos, Qantas Young Socceroos
Major Honours Achieved:
1999 FIFA World Youth Cup Finals (Nigeria)
Hyundai A-League [ 2006/07 Season ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 21 | 21 | 1846 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 48 | 9 | 2 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2007-08 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 23 | 23 | 2191 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 75 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 0 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2008-09 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 16 | 15 | 1253 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
Hyundai A-League [ 2009-10 ]
| GP | GS | MIN | S | CS | G | A | Att | On | Pen | Hat | OFF | FC | Y | R |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Legend
| NO = Shirt Number | POS = Position | GP = Games Played |
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| GS = Games Started | MIN = Minutes | S = Keeper Saves |
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| CS = Keeper Clean sheets | G = Goals | A = Goal Assists |
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| Att = Attempts on Goal | On = Attempts on Target | Pen = Penalty Goals |
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| Hat = Hatricks | OFF = Offsides | FC = Fouls Committed |
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| Y = Cautions | R = Expulsions | |