Joe Groves
| Joe Groves |
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| Personal information |
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| Full name | Joe M. Groves |
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1874 |
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| Date of death | 3 July 1961(1961-07-03) (aged 87) |
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| Original team | Footscray (VFA) |
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| Playing career1 |
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
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| 1897–1900, 1908 | Essendon | 58 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1908 season. |
Joe "Corker" Groves (18 May 1874 – 3 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). 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 Victorian Football Association (VFA), and later returned to play one game in the 1908 VFL season.
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| Essendon won the finals series with 3 wins and 0 losses | | |
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