Josh Head is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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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

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 (AFL). He was selected with the 6th selection in the 2007 AFL Pre-season Draft

2007 AFL Draft

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 from the South Fremantle Football Club

South Fremantle Football Club

The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...

 in the WAFL

West Australian Football League

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. He had previously been selected by Fremantle onto their rookie list in 2002 and 2003, but was delisted without playing an AFL game.

Head spent most of the 2002 and 2003 seasons suffering from a groin and shoulder injuries and only played five league WAFL games in those two seasons. He recovered in 2006 to play 14 games before cementing his position as a long kicking rebounding defender with South Fremantle in 2007 playing 22 games and finishing second in the club's best and fairest

Best and Fairest

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 award.

In a surprising move, Fremantle then selected him with their only selection in the 2007 pre-season draft. He made his debut in round 14 of the 2008 AFL season

2008 AFL season

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 as a late replacement for Luke McPharlin

Luke McPharlin

Luke McPharlin is an Australian rules football player for the Fremantle Football Club. McPharlin was educated at Christ Church Grammar School, graduating in 1999. McPharlin is both a key back and a key forward....

 in Fremantle's 4 point loss to Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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 at Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

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. Head was delisted from Fremantle at the end of 2009.

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