Melbourne

Joel Fitzgerald

Midfielder#47AFL

Bio

Born in 2003, Joel Fitzgerald made his senior debut with Melbourne Football Club in 2026. He plays as a midfielder. Lineball holds stats from 11 of his games in 2026.

Key facts

Age: 23
Height: 189 cm
Number: #47
Born: 8 August 2003
Debut: 2026
Position: Midfielder
Drafted: 2026 pick 16 (mid- season draft)
Recruited from: Williamstown (VFL)

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Melbourne Football Club

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLMelbourne	11	218	107	111	18	2	2	53	36	37	82	133	0	6	2,604	1	0	10	5	35	6	9	48	41	23	8	802	81.9	1	0	178	15	21	138	60	1	178	2	6	215	46

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Wildcard Finals v CarltonL 55-74 29 Aug	15	5	10	0	0	0	4	4	2	8	6	0	156	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	4	1	52	12.3	–	7	2	2	11	4	0	12	0	0	14	2
Rd 24 v Western BulldogsL 87-108 22 Aug	24	15	9	1	0	0	6	1	4	5	16	1	279	0	0	1	3	1	0	5	6	1	0	91	2.3	–	15	0	1	11	4	0	19	0	0	21	2
Rd 23 @ Port AdelaideW 132-56 15 Aug	18	7	11	0	0	0	9	4	6	7	10	0	243	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	1	2	2	73	11.2	–	17	0	4	13	7	0	17	0	0	17	3
Rd 22 v FremantleW 113-109 8 Aug	13	8	5	1	0	0	7	3	4	7	7	0	217	0	1	0	3	1	1	3	3	0	0	63	7.6	–	25	2	1	8	6	0	21	0	0	14	4
Rd 21 @ Gold Coast SUNSW 114-105 2 Aug	23	13	10	3	2	1	6	7	4	14	11	2	402	1	0	0	2	1	0	11	5	3	2	106	21.3	1	22	4	3	17	9	0	24	0	3	25	8
Rd 20 v Geelong CatsL 97-117 24 July	19	5	14	1	0	0	4	2	2	6	12	0	140	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	2	0	62	3.6	–	18	2	0	13	4	0	18	0	0	18	3
Rd 19 @ North MelbourneW 92-76 18 July	9	4	5	2	0	0	5	0	2	1	9	0	145	0	2	0	4	0	2	0	4	0	0	42	-1.3	–	9	0	0	3	1	0	18	0	0	10	1
Rd 18 v RichmondW 111-65 12 July	31	18	13	5	0	0	4	5	6	9	23	2	435	0	2	0	4	1	2	9	6	3	1	106	12.1	–	22	2	3	23	7	1	12	0	2	32	10
Rd 17 @ HawthornW 125-90 4 July	24	11	13	1	0	1	4	2	2	6	14	1	177	0	0	0	6	0	1	5	4	2	1	76	-0.6	–	18	0	2	12	5	0	13	0	1	20	4
Rd 15 @ Adelaide CrowsL 62-79 20 June	16	8	8	1	0	0	1	3	2	7	10	0	214	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	48	8	–	11	1	2	13	3	0	8	0	0	17	5
Rd 14 v EssendonW 95-50 13 June	26	13	13	3	0	0	3	5	3	12	15	0	196	0	2	2	5	0	1	6	4	6	1	83	5.4	–	14	2	3	14	10	0	16	2	0	27	4

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 3W	6	21.3	10.7	10.7	1.8	0.0	0.0	4.7	3.3	3.5	7.8	13.2	0.5	237	0.0	1.0	0.7	3.2	0.7	0.7	4.5	4.2	2.7	0.5	76.2	7.2	–	16.8	1.7	1.7	13.3	5.8	0.2	16.3	0.3	0.3	21.0	4.2
AwayHome or away, 4W	5	18.0	8.6	9.4	1.4	0.4	0.4	5.0	3.2	3.2	7.0	10.8	0.6	236	0.2	0.8	0.2	3.2	0.4	1.0	4.2	3.2	1.4	1.0	69.0	7.7	0.2	15.4	1.0	2.2	11.6	5.0	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.8	17.8	4.2
WinsResult, 7W	7	20.6	10.6	10.0	2.1	0.3	0.3	5.4	3.7	3.9	8.0	12.7	0.7	259	0.1	1.0	0.3	3.9	0.4	1.3	5.6	3.9	2.3	1.0	78.4	8.0	0.1	18.1	1.4	2.3	12.9	6.4	0.1	17.3	0.3	0.9	20.7	4.9
LossesResult, 0W	4	18.5	8.3	10.3	0.8	0.0	0.0	3.8	2.5	2.5	6.5	11.0	0.3	197	0.0	0.8	0.8	2.0	0.8	0.0	2.3	3.5	1.8	0.3	63.3	6.5	–	12.8	1.3	1.3	12.0	3.8	0.0	14.3	0.0	0.0	17.5	3.0
Regular seasonStage, 7W	10	20.3	10.2	10.1	1.8	0.2	0.2	4.9	3.2	3.5	7.4	12.7	0.6	245	0.1	0.9	0.4	3.3	0.5	0.9	4.7	3.9	1.9	0.7	75.0	7.0	0.1	17.1	1.3	1.9	12.7	5.6	0.1	16.6	0.2	0.6	20.1	4.4
FinalsStage, 0W	1	15.0	5.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	6.0	0.0	156	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	52.0	12.3	–	7.0	2.0	2.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	2.0
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 0W	1	16.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	7.0	10.0	0.0	214	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	48.0	8.0	–	11.0	1.0	2.0	13.0	3.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	5.0
CarltonOpponent, 0W	1	15.0	5.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	6.0	0.0	156	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	52.0	12.3	–	7.0	2.0	2.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	2.0
EssendonOpponent, 1W	1	26.0	13.0	13.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	3.0	12.0	15.0	0.0	196	0.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	4.0	6.0	1.0	83.0	5.4	–	14.0	2.0	3.0	14.0	10.0	0.0	16.0	2.0	0.0	27.0	4.0
FremantleOpponent, 1W	1	13.0	8.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	217	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	63.0	7.6	–	25.0	2.0	1.0	8.0	6.0	0.0	21.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	4.0
Geelong CatsOpponent, 0W	1	19.0	5.0	14.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	12.0	0.0	140	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	62.0	3.6	–	18.0	2.0	0.0	13.0	4.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	3.0
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 1W	1	23.0	13.0	10.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	7.0	4.0	14.0	11.0	2.0	402	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	106	21.3	1.0	22.0	4.0	3.0	17.0	9.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	3.0	25.0	8.0
HawthornOpponent, 1W	1	24.0	11.0	13.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	14.0	1.0	177	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	76.0	-0.6	–	18.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	5.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	1.0	20.0	4.0
North MelbourneOpponent, 1W	1	9.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	145	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	42.0	-1.3	–	9.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	1.0
Port AdelaideOpponent, 1W	1	18.0	7.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	4.0	6.0	7.0	10.0	0.0	243	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	73.0	11.2	–	17.0	0.0	4.0	13.0	7.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	3.0
RichmondOpponent, 1W	1	31.0	18.0	13.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	6.0	9.0	23.0	2.0	435	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	2.0	9.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	106	12.1	–	22.0	2.0	3.0	23.0	7.0	1.0	12.0	0.0	2.0	32.0	10.0
Western BulldogsOpponent, 0W	1	24.0	15.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	16.0	1.0	279	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	91.0	2.3	–	15.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	2.0
MCGGround, 3W	6	21.3	10.7	10.7	1.8	0.0	0.0	4.7	3.3	3.5	7.8	13.2	0.5	237	0.0	1.0	0.7	3.2	0.7	0.7	4.5	4.2	2.7	0.5	76.2	7.2	–	16.8	1.7	1.7	13.3	5.8	0.2	16.3	0.3	0.3	21.0	4.2
Adelaide OvalGround, 1W	2	17.0	7.5	9.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.5	4.0	7.0	10.0	0.0	229	0.0	1.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	1.0	2.5	1.5	1.0	1.0	60.5	9.6	–	14.0	0.5	3.0	13.0	5.0	0.0	12.5	0.0	0.0	17.0	4.0
Marvel StadiumGround, 1W	1	9.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	145	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	42.0	-1.3	–	9.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	1.0
People First StadiumGround, 1W	1	23.0	13.0	10.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	7.0	4.0	14.0	11.0	2.0	402	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	106	21.3	1.0	22.0	4.0	3.0	17.0	9.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	3.0	25.0	8.0
UTAS StadiumGround, 1W	1	24.0	11.0	13.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	14.0	1.0	177	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	76.0	-0.6	–	18.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	5.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	1.0	20.0	4.0