Joe Groves

Joe Groves
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Full name	Joe Groves
Date of birth	18 May 1874
Original team	Footscray (VFA)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-1900, 1908	Essendon	58 (0)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 1908 season .
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Joe Groves (born 18 May 1874) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon. A smart winger whose tact overpowered other players, he played in Essendon's first premiership side in 1897. After leaving Essendon in 1900, he had stints with Footscray and North Melbourne in the VFA, and later returned to play one game in the 1908 VFL season.

Source

Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
AFL Tables: Joe Groves

Essendon Football Club 1897 VFL Premiers

Essendon won the finals series with 3 wins and 0 losses

Captain: Stuckey \| Anderson \| Barry \| Campbell \| Cleghorn \| Cochrane \| Collins \| Croft \| Ferguson \| Forbes \| Gavin \| Groves \| Hastings \| Kearney \| Kinnear \| Martin \| Officer \| O'Loughlin \| Sykes \| Vautin \| Waugh \| Wright

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Name	Groves, Joe
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Date of birth	18 May 1874
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