Joshua Weddle (born 25 May 2004) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawth ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

(AFL).

Early career

Josh Weddle grew up in

Templestowe Templestowe is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham local government area. Templestowe recorded a population of 16,966 at the . The ...

and learned his football craft a
Templestowe Dockers
in the

Yarra Junior Football League The Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL) is the largest junior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The league has a total of 30 clubs, who are based around northern, eastern and north-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne. There is ...

, before transferring to St Marys Greensborough Junior Football Club and then being selected for the

Oakleigh Chargers The Oakleigh Chargers is an Australian rules football club playing in the Talent League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh, Victoria, representing the ...

. He transferred to

Carey Baptist Grammar School Carey Baptist Grammar School, commonly known as Carey, is an private school, independent, co-educational, Baptists, Baptist day school in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The school has five campuses: Kew, Victoria, Kew (ELC to Year ...

for year 12 (after previously attending

Eltham High School Eltham High School is a secondary school in Victoria, Australia. It is located in Eltham, Victoria, Eltham, a suburb which is north-east from Melbourne. The school has 'free dress' policy and is the only non-uniform secondary school in the Elt ...

), playing for both Carey and Oakleigh during his draft year in 2022. He played all four National Championship games for Vic Metro, where it saw him named in the All Australian side at full back.

AFL career

He was the eighteenth selection in the

2022 AFL draft The 2022 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2022 AFL season. 2022 Covid top-up players Due to the Lea ...

by . He has been described as a player with strong aerial ability and sound defensive craft After some strong performances for Hawthorn's affiliated club Box Hill Hawks, Weddle made his debut against at Docklands Stadium in round 7 2023. After his fourth game, Weddle was awarded a Rising Star nomination for his effort in the game against in Tasmania. After his debut season, Weddle inherited the famous number 23 guernsey of Hawthorn.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team *

McClelland Trophy The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football club championship trophy, awarded each year to the club with the best aggregate performance across the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW) seasons. The trophy was inaugur ...

(): 2024 Individual * 22under22 team: 2024 * AFL Rising Star nominee:

References

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* * * Living people 2004 births Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Oakleigh Chargers players People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian rules footballers from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub