Joel Houghton is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er for the Fremantle Football Club

Fremantle Football Club

The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

. He was selected by the Dockers with the 36th pick in the 2009 AFL Draft

2009 AFL Draft

The 2009 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .- Trades :In the lead up to the trade week many high profile players such as...

. Houghton has been described as a tall forward with a great set shot and outstanding endurance.

2009

Houghton was selected as a WA Under-18 representative in 2009, and played all 5 games at the championships, kicking 10 goals. During the WA state screening later in the year, and ran a beep test of 15.1, outstanding for someone of 194 cm. Houghton was drafted to the dockers on his birthday, and was later presented with the No. 17 guernsey.

External links

• Joel Houghton profile on fremantlefc.com.au
• Joel Houghton's WAFL statistics