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Josh Hunt |
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joshua Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team | Mildura Imperials/Bendigo Pioneers | ||
| Draft | 44th overall, 2000 Geelong |
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| Height/Weight | 186cm / 100 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
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| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001 – | Geelong | 168 (21) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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| Career highlights | |||
Joshua Hunt (born 14 March 1982) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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The stockily built Hunt was drafted by Geelong with Pick 44 in the 2000 AFL Draft. He was recruited from the Bendigo Pioneers, a team in the TAC Cup, where he had played most of his football in the forward line.
He made his debut in Round 8 of 2001 against Fremantle, but played only 15 games in his first three seasons. He missed most of 2003 because of severe fractures to his shins.
2004 was Hunt's breakthrough year. He played in 24 games, including finals, kicked 3 goals and had an average of 13 disposals.
He was also given the responsibility of kicking in after an opposition behind and has quickly become one of the best exponents of the art. His long, accurate, left foot kicks have often resulted in attacking opportunities for Geelong.
It was Hunt's outstanding performance in the backline that cemented him a weekly place in the playing team.
Hunt played 22 games in 2005, missing two games due to appendicitis. He was a late withdrawal from the Cats Round 21 one-point win against Richmond, and had surgery the next day. He missed Round 22 and returned to play against Melbourne in the following weekend's elimination final.[1]
In 2006, he caused controversy when he shirked taking a mark in a Round 18 match against St. Kilda at the Telstra Dome. St. Kilda capitalised on the incident to goal and steal the match. Hunt's bravery and attack on the ball, despite his bulk was brought under question.
2007 was a reasonable season for Hunt, playing 16 games, with an average of 17 disposals. He ventured outside of his usual position in the backline to kick a total of 3 goals.
Hunt was hospitalised after Geelong's narrow 5-point Preliminary Final victory over Collingwood for dehydration. He was vomiting after the game after receiving a knock to the stomach, and was admitted to Geelong Hospital the following morning to be treated for dehydration.[2] He recovered in time to play a part in Geelong's premiership victory in the following weekend's Grand Final against Port Adelaide.
An ACL injury sustained in the preseason will keep him sidelined for 2009.
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Marks | Handballs | Disposals |
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| 2001 | Geelong | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 2002 | Geelong | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 2003 | Geelong | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 2004 | Geelong | 41 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 191 | 68 | 114 | 305 |
| 2005 | Geelong | 41 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 98 | 116 | 354 |
| 2006 | Geelong | 8 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 239 | 96 | 152 | 391 |
| 2007 | Geelong | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 143 | 72 | 132 | 275 |
| 2008 | Geelong | 8 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 89 | 189 | 389 |
| 2009 | Geelong | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Geelong | 8 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 210 | 117 | 181 | 391 |
| Totals | 146 | 17 | 16 | 1273 | 566 | 917 | 2190 | ||
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