Joseph Daye 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 Gold Coast 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...

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Early career

Raised in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Daye is a 19-year-old graduate of the AIS/AFL Academy. He hails from AFLQ club Zillmere Eagles

Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club

Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football clubs which once competed in the AFL Queensland State League competition. The club is based in the suburb of Zillmere in the northern suburbs of Brisbane...

 and is a product of the 2007-08 Australia Post Queensland U18 side who also represented his state at under-15 and under-16 levels.

AFL career

He was picked up by Gold Coast as a zone selection. He made his debut on 7 May 2011 against the Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...

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Personal life

Daye is the godson of Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 great Michael Long.

External links

• Gold Coast Profile