Joel Patfull

Joel Patfull
Personal information
Full name	Joel Patfull
Date of birth	7 December 1984 (1984-12-07)
Original team	Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	#14, 2003 Rookie Draft, Port Adelaide #56, 2005 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height/Weight	190cm / 88kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	24
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–	Brisbane Lions	117 (21)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2011	Australia	0
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Joel Patfull (born 7 December 1984) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Patfull was recruited onto the Port Adelaide rookie list in 2003, but was dropped at the end of the 2004 season. He was then recruited to the Brisbane Lions as the number 56 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft. He made his senior debut for the Brisbane Lions in Round 8, 2006 against his former club, Port Adelaide were he scored a goal with his first kick of AFL football. He went on to play the remaining 15 games of the 2006 season.

After the 2006 AFL season, it was speculated in the media that Patfull was being enticed to return to Adelaide by the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power, however his manager announced in mid-November that Patfull had accepted a two year contract to continue his career with the Brisbane Lions.

While not a flashy player, Patfull's discipline and work ethic have made him a respected player amongst Brisbane supporters.

His offensive style from the defence has allowed him to assist Brisbane Lions forwards and score goals.

Playstation

In AFL Live 2004 on the Sony Playstation there is an error in the commentary code which resulted in Joel Patfull being mistakenly referred to as Matthew Primus.

External links

• Joel Patfull's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club
• Joel Patfull's statistics from AFL Tables